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The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology, 2022, 4(6); doi: 10.25236/FSST.2022.040610.

Research on the Impact of Smart Phone Use on Children's Socialization

Author(s)

Xiaolin Zheng

Corresponding Author:
Xiaolin Zheng
Affiliation(s)

Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China

Abstract

With the development of mobile Internet technology, smart phones play an increasingly important role in people's social life, and also gradually become an important companion in children's life. But at present, the content of children's access to mobile phones is mainly adult information with adults as the target group. Children's access to smart phones means that they are exposed to the adult information world without protection, which has an important impact on their socialization. This paper investigates children's smart phone contact behavior in the form of questionnaire, analyzes the impact of smart phone contact on children's socialization, and thinks that smart phone can help children understand society more comprehensively, cultivate calm personality, improve safety awareness, form correct communication concept, and clarify career ideal, At the same time, there are also some negative effects such as excessive use of mobile phones leading to children's personality loneliness, moral decline, social value distortion, Internet addiction and so on. Finally, from the family, school, society, government, media five aspects put forward corresponding strategies to reduce the negative impact of smart phones on children's socialization, so as to promote the development of children's socialization.

Keywords

Intelligent mobile phone, children, socialization, media literacy

Cite This Paper

Xiaolin Zheng. Research on the Impact of Smart Phone Use on Children's Socialization. The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology (2022) Vol. 4, Issue 6: 59-67. https://doi.org/10.25236/FSST.2022.040610.

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