Media vaikai (E-CHILDREN)
MEDIA VAIKAI
(E-CHILDREN)
The Mediavaikai was created and supported by Vilnius University researchers to spread the results of research.
​
The Lithuanian Science Council and the State Public Health Promotion Fund finance the research.
The site provides information from scientific studies that analyze screen-based media use in children.
OBJECTIVES OF STUDIES:
Latest research: 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).
This study was funded by the State Public Health Promotion Fund.​
​
​
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".
Below are links to all RESULTS from previous research:
