Impact de la téléphonie mobile et de l’adaptation intériorisée sur la satisfaction de vie des enfants âgés de 9 à 12 ans - 26/07/19
Impact of cell-phone use and internalizing socio-affective adpatation on the life satisfaction of 9 to 12 years old children
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Résumé |
L’objectif de notre travail est de décrire et d’identifier les variables associées à certains indicateurs de la satisfaction de vie des enfants (9–12 ans), qui utilisent ou non un téléphone portable, en tenant compte du genre et de l’âge, afin d’en apprécier les contributions respectives. Sur les 508 participants, 164 (80 filles, 84 garçons) possèdent un téléphone portable. L’adaptation intériorisée a été appréhendée à travers le Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (Goodman, 1997), et la satisfaction de vie par la Multidimensional Students's Life Satisfaction Scale (Huebner, 1994). Bien que les enfants affichent une satisfaction de vie satisfaisante, certains facteurs contribuent à une évaluation plus ou moins positive. Les résultats mettent en évidence des différences d’utilisation du téléphone portable selon le genre et l’âge, et confirment la contribution de certaines caractéristiques : lieu d’utilisation du téléphone portable et plus particulièrement celui des troubles intériorisés sur la satisfaction relative à la famille, aux amis et au soi.
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Objective |
The aim of this study is to describe and identify the associated variables with some indicators of children's life satisfaction, aged from 9 to 12 years old, who use or not a mobile phone, taking account of their sex and age group, in order to appreciated the respective contributions.
Participants and method |
A survey using questionnaires was conducted in 15 schools of the Toulouse region. Children and their parents participated in this research. Among the 508 children who participate in this research, 164 (80 girls and 84 boys) own a mobile phone. The French version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire made by Goodman (1997) is used in order to measure the level of children's internalising problems. This questionnaire inquiries the parental perceptions relating to child's socio-affective and behavioral adaptation. Besides parents, children answered to an auto-administrated questionnaire asking them about their mobile phone use. Then, the French version of the Multidimensional Students's Life Satisfaction Scale (Huebner, 1994) is used in order to measure the level of children's life satisfaction.
Results |
Older children (11–12 years old) are four times more likely to have a mobile phone (n=130, 79.3%). On the other hand, only 29.9% (n=103) do not have a mobile phone at this age. A slightly larger number of children (53.4%, n=87) preferentially uses mobile phone in their bedroom and the vast majority of children do not use their mobile phone when they are in the classroom (92.1%, n=13). While, children generally report a high level of life satisfaction, some factors contribute to a more or less positive evaluation. Main finding show that differences exist according to sex and age, and confirm the contribution of some characteristics, including the place at which the mobile phone is used, and particularly internalising problems on family, friends, and self satisfaction.
Conclusion |
With its mobility, the mobile phone appeared to be the perfect tool to cover the growing communication needs, both now and in the future. Additionally, mobile phone offers children the opportunity to shape a specific culture while getting closer to teenage years. Indeed, its use being an essential component of everyday social interaction, through phone calls or SMS help children have similar social experiences. Thus, the use of mobile phone and SMS will be able to bring about a sense of social connectivity, which can reciprocally improve the quality of face-to-face relationships and promote the well-being of their users.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Mots clés : Satisfaction de vie, Téléphone portable, Adaptation intériorisée, Enfants, Genre
Keywords : Life satisfaction, Mobile phone, Internalising problems, Children, Sex
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