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
Current 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.
Completed studies included children from the following age groups: 2.5–6 years old (preschoolers), 6-9 years old (primary-school-age children), 7-14 years old (the “Children in confinement” project):
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More than 1,200 Lithuanian families participated in the preschooler's survey.
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The primary-school-age study included nearly 300 primary-school-age children and the same number of parents.
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More than 1,000 teachers from Lithuanian families and primary and secondary schools participated in the study "Children in confinement".
Access the findings from our previous research below:
Ongoing Project
Research project GROWING UP IN LITHUANIA (ViP-RAIDA):
Sociocultural Change in Lithuania Through the Lens of Child and Adolescent Studies
