The Interplay Between Screen Time and Outdoor Play on Preschool Children's Cognitive and Social-emotional Development.

Key Points

• The study aims to explore how screen time and outdoor play affect preschool children's cognitive and social-emotional development.
• Assess children’s screen time and outdoor play activities
• Evaluate cognitive development using standardized measures
• Measure social-emotional development through observational assessments
• Children with lower screen time and higher outdoor play showed advanced cognitive development
• Social-emotional development improved with increased outdoor play
• Certain outcomes indicated significant benefits from less screen time and more outdoor play