Screen Time and Adolescents

INVESTIGATIVE STUDY INTERVIEW FORM – SCREEN TIME FOR CHILDREN

Date ____17/04/2019__________ Participant #___1____________ Name __Joe_________________ Consent form signed Age of Child _____16___________ Gender of Child _____F_________

Number & type of screen devices in the home:

6 iphones/androids, 3 tvs, 4 ipads, 1 x PS4, 1x Xbox 1, 2 nintendo switches, 3 laptops.

Child uses iphone, tv, ipad, PS4, Xbox 1, Nintendo switch and a laptop

Devices in child’s bedroom: TV, ipad, laptop, Nintendo switch, iphone

Estimated time spent on devices:

Per weekday: 7 hrs/day Per weekend day: 10 hrs/day Per week (overall): 45 hrs/week

Activities used on screen devices:

Instagram, facebook, snapchat, watching Netflix and Stan, Youtube, video games (Nintendo switch, PS4, Xbox 1), assignments for school, organise birthday parties or other events, edit photography.

Rules/Limits on screen device use: no rules or limits.

Resistance to screen device limits: N/A

Advantages of screen device use:

If Joe wants to know where daughter is, it’s very easy to get in contact with her – increased safety and knowledge of whereabouts. Child seems to enjoy using devices. Improves hand eye coordination and general knowledge.

Disadvantages of screen device use: Access to mature or violent content without parental guidance. Takes a toll on daughter’s eye sight. She seems disinterested in socialising with the family, particularly at meal times.