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The research aims to develop a framework for understanding child development in modern digital contexts.

April 10, 2026Open Access

The Social Dilemma: Reframing Child Development in a Dual-Realm World

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The research aims to develop a framework for understanding child development in modern digital contexts.
Introduced Dual-Realm Development Theory as a conceptual framework.
Integrated classical developmental theories with contemporary digital behavior research.
Reinterpreted Erikson's psychosocial stages within the dual-realm context.
Identified a developmental mismatch between traditional models and digitally immersed children's experiences.
Proposed testable hypotheses for future research on child development in digital environments.

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This paper introduces Dual-Realm Development Theory, a conceptual framework proposing that modern child development occurs across both physical and digital environments. Integrating classical developmental theory with contemporary digital behaviour research, the paper reinterprets Erikson’s psychosocial stages within a dual-realm context and proposes testable hypotheses for future research. The framework addresses the growing developmental mismatch between traditional models and the lived reality of digitally immersed children.

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Lisa Perry Wildman (Wed,) studied this question.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69d895486c1944d70ce06452 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19462856

The Social Dilemma: Reframing Child Development in a Dual-Realm World

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