Effects of media use on children's school adjustment in the transition from preschool to primary school

This study investigates whether children's media use affects their school adjustment across the transition to primary school. Participants were 250 families from the first year of primary school. (N=250,121 girls,129 boys) correlation analysis,“T”test and exploratory factor analysis were performed in this study. Results show a significant difference between children's media use and school adjustment. 5 factors were extracted from school adjustment scales,In children's media use, The length of time on children's media and emotional adjustment(t=-.323, P<0.01),teacher-child relationship adjustment(t=-.177, P<0.01),peer adjustment(t=-.159, P<0.01) and social adjustment(t=-.213, P<0.01) showed a significant negative correlation regarding the school adjustment, Which has the greatest impact on emotional adjustment and teacher-child relationship adjustment. mean while, gender difference on the choice of TV programs is found in this study,different TV program types are significantly related to peer adjustment, social adjustment and achievement motivation.