The excessive use of gadgets will give some negative impacts on children's growth and development, such as fine and gross motor development, hearing abilities, social and emotional skills, and speech delays. There are several impacts of gadget use on children, including children becoming social withdrawn, sleep disorders, difficulty concentrating, forgetfulness, violent behavior, fading creativity, and the threat of cyberbullying. The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation between the intensity of using gadgets and fine motors skills, concentration, and short-term memory development of pre-school-age children in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. The data were collected through test and questionnaire from 221 pre-school children aged 6-8 who will study in elementary school. The instrument used for data collection were the subtests of NST (Nijmeegse Schoolbekwan Test) test which consisted of 8 subtest, such as fine motors skills, concentration, and short-term memory development level and questionnaire based on Indonesian Pediatrics Society recommendation about intensity of using gadgets. Univariate analysis with frequency distribution and bivariate analysis with chi-square test were employed. Results showed that the intensity of using gadgets correlated with fine motors skills development (p-value (0.000) < α (0.05)), concentration (p-value (0.034) < α (0.05)), and short-term memory ((p-value (0.011) < α (0.05)). This study concludes that intensity of using gadgets significantly correlated with fine motors skills, concentration, and short-term memory. It can be used as basic information to find the causes of children's growth and development in preschool-aged and developed as learning intervention in school.

Authors:
Miranti Rasyid, Mulawarman University, Indonesia
Nanik Handayani, Mulawarman University, Indonesia
Nadya Novia Rahman, Mulawarman University, Indonesia
Anastasia Angela Grean Tekwan, Mulawarman University, Indonesia

About the Presenter(s)
Miranti Rasyid, M.Psi., Psikolog is an Assistant Professor of Educational and Developmental Psychology in Mulawarman University. Her research embraces optimization children’s growth and development to improve their learning abilities.

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