The Chinese study urged parents to reconsider allowing their children at the age of third or fourth using social media applications or broadcasting videos such as Tek Tok.
According to the study, children of pre -school age who use such applications “excessively” are more likely to become violent or non -social characters compared to other children of the same age.
The study, published in the British Journal of Evolutionary Psychology, indicated “parents and teachers need to address the use of pre -school children for video applications.”
“Excessive use of short videos is negatively related to the improvement of social behaviors, and is positively related to aggressive behaviors,” said the team of researchers, mostly of the University of Southwest China in Chungsheng, said. Positive social behavior usually indicates actions that seem useful to others, and tend to promote social cohesion. “
The research team warned that “the excessive use of short videos between pre -school children has become increasingly common,” explaining that they sought to clarify how exposure to these applications affects the “development of social behavior” in children between the ages of 3 and 6 years.
There are multiple studies linking the use of the phone and social media with negative behavior, and even the mental health problems of adults.
The results of this study come in the wake of complaints submitted against the application of the direct broadcasting, which was accused of not providing adequate protection for children’s users.
Recently, concerns about the extent of the widespread and popular intelligence conversation platforms were suitable for children, as Jimini’s application is considered an insecure conversation from Google in a recent report issued by the Common Cenice Media.