臨時休校中のメディア接触増加要因 ―新型コロナ禍の中でのメディア接触実態調査の分析を通して―

Schools across Japan have been temporarily closed since March 2, 2020 in order to control the spread of the COVID-19 infection. Amid concerns about the prolonged use of the Internet and smartphones, we conducted a survey of media contact among parents of elementary school children in the midst of the epidemic. The purpose of this study is to pursue the factors that led to the increase in media contact among children. As a result, “spending time alone at home” increases media contact the most, but it also increases when children were with their parents or grandparents. There is no statistically significant relationship between the new device used and the increase or decrease in media contact. In addition, the factor that suppresses media contact is “physical activity in parks and other outdoor places.” It is suggested that even during special periods such as temporary school closures, media contact may be suppressed by performing non-media contact activities as usual