Review of Passive and Active Screen Time Associations with Attention in Preschool Children

A 2026 literature review synthesizing findings from 13 publications, including 10 empirical studies and 3 reviews, on screen time and attention in children aged three to five. Authored by Sigrid Hauge Nustad, the document compares associations between passive versus active screen time and different attention components. The work discusses methodological inconsistencies and calls for further research on emerging screen formats.

Use Cases

• Analyzing differential cognitive impacts based on the distinction between passive and active screen time mentioned in the description.
• Investigating the mediating role of screen content (e.g., educational vs. fast-paced) on attention outcomes.
• Informing the design of studies or interventions targeting screen use in preschool populations.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific age group (preschool children aged three to five).
• Synthesizes findings from 13 relevant publications, providing a consolidated review.
• Explicitly distinguishes between passive and active screen time, a key methodological consideration.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is a single 18.4 KB document, representing a limited scope of analysis.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Sigrid Hauge Nustad

Collection Method

Targeted literature search and review synthesis.

Time Range

Publication date of the review is 2026; temporal coverage of included studies is unspecified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 05:34:30; freshness should be verified

Geography

Spatial coverage of the reviewed studies is unspecified.