The Association between the Length of Device Use and Eating Behaviors in Children Ages 5–6

Abstract

Excessive use of gadgets has a negative impact on young children. It can lead to addiction in children, who initially only play games, but over time they get pleasure so that it becomes a habit that can disrupt children's eating patterns. Type of research This is a correlation analytic with a cross sectional approach. The population in this study were the guardians, totaling 40 respondents with 32 samples taken using the accidental sampling method and data collection using questionnaires. The research results were obtained. Most (78.1%) of the respondents had Toddlers with a normal duration of gadget use and the majority (59.4%) of respondents have toddlers with good eating patterns. The results of data analysis using the chi-square test showed that the value sig = 0.00 and the value α = 0.05 means P < α then H1 is accepted, meaning there is a correlation between the duration of gadget use and the eating patterns of toddlers at RA Putra Harapan Gondang, Mojokerto Regency. The conclusion in this study is that the duration of gadget use is correlated with toddlers' eating patterns, toddlers will have a good diet if the duration of gadget use is normal, on the other hand, if the duration of gadget use is long it will have a bad impact on the eating patterns of children aged 5-6 years.