MEDIA VAIKAI

(E-CHILDREN)

The website www.mediavaikai.lt is created by researchers from Vilnius University and supported by the Research Council of Lithuania. 

This site provides information from scientific studies which aim to analyze screen-based media use in children.

OBJECTIVES OF STUDIES:

• The nature and duration of children's use of the Internet and their presence on screens for children of all ages.

• The importance of the use of electronic media for children's mental and physical health.

NEW: CHILDREN'S HEALTH -  a study on the long-term effects of screens on children's physical and mental health is currently underway (age groups: 2-5 years and 6-14 years).

The study is funded by the State Public Health Promotion Fund.​

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Studies already performed with children of the following age groups: 2.5-6 years old (preschoolers), 6-9 years old (primary-school-age children), 7-14 years old (“Children in confinement” project):

• More than 1,200 Lithuanian families participated in the preschooler's survey.

• The primary-school-age study included nearly 300 primary school-age children and the same number of parents.

• More than 1,000 teachers from Lithuanian families and primary and secondary schools participated in the study "Children in confinement".