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Differences in Digital Media Use of American and Greek Children

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The goal of the present study was to compare the use of digital media in children in the United States and in Greece. The observers went to restaurants in both Greece and the United States to collect data on technology use in all ages of children. The observers sat in areas from which they could see most of the restaurant. When a child was observed, the collector watched for technology use for at least ten minutes overall, with intermittent checks during the ten minutes. The observer concurrently filled out the coding sheets by checking off boxes and drawing an estimated layout of the restaurant and location of the children. To ensure accurate data collection procedures, a second observer was trained to collect data in the same manner. The anticipated results will show to what extent American and Greek children differ, with emphasis placed on trends of age, gender, and type of technology that occur.