영아의 디지털기기 사용과 디지털기기에 대한 부모의 인식이 영아의 언어발달에 미치는 영향

The Effects of Infant’s Digital Device Usage and Parents Perception on Infant’s Language Development

Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of parents perception of infant’s use of digital devices on language development. Methods: For this study, a survey was conducted on 285 parents of 1-2year old infants attending childcare centers in Jeollanam-do. Results: First, the digital devices that infants were exposed to the most was the television, and their first exposure to digital devices was at 13~17 months. The most time spent using digital devices was 30 minutes and they most frequently used them at home. Second, parents perceived the educational value of digital devices as low. Third, language development was high when the initial use of digital devices for infants was late, when the daily use time of digital devices was less than 30 minutes, when digital devices were used with parents, and when parents always managed digital devices and usage time. Fourth, Parents perception of the use of digital devices has a significant influence on their infants’ language development. Conclusion/Implications: Language development due to the use of digital devices and parents perception of the use of digital devices has a significant impact on infants language development.