# Digital media use and psychosocial development in children: parental perspectives on screen time, physical activity, and family negotiations - URL: https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0229 - Language: en - Last updated: not specified - Page title: Digital media use and psychosocial development in children: parental perspectives on screen time, physical activity, and family negotiations | WCP 2026 Summary > Caregivers described media use and physical activity as competing, coexisting, or integrated activities depending on their purpose and family context; shared v… This page was translated automatically from Turkish. [Read the original](https://alisanburak.com/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0229) This page is an AI-assisted Turkish summary of the study presented at the 26th World Congress of Psychiatry. The study belongs to the presenting authors; please refer to the original source when citing it. EV0229 E-PosterChild and AdolescentQualitative study # Digital media use and psychosocial development in children: parental perspectives on screen time, physical activity, and family negotiations DIGITAL MEDIA USE AND PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN: PARENTAL PERSPECTIVES ON SCREEN TIME, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND FAMILY NEGOTIATIONS Presenter: Karsten Gensheimer Country: Germany Institution: Deggendorf Institute of Technology, Faculty of Applied Healthcare Sciences Caregivers described media use and physical activity as competing, coexisting, or integrated activities depending on their purpose and family context; shared values did not guarantee shared practices. The study aimed to explore caregivers’ perceptions of media use among their children aged 9 to 16 and its relationship with physical activity and psychosocial well-being. Using a qualitative exploratory design, six interviews were conducted with six caregivers from three families concerning four children aged 9 to 16; the interviews lasted 41 to 60 minutes, with four conducted in person and two online. The data were analyzed deductively and inductively using Mayring’s content analysis, yielding seven main categories and 36 subcategories; ethical principles were observed through informed consent, the use of pseudonyms, and the GEHBa self-assessment. The seven themes were: media in family life (routines varied by caregiver and setting), functions of media (entertainment, learning, relaxation, and peer contact), rules and boundaries (limits, exceptions, monitoring, and autonomy), the caregiver’s role (encouraging physical activity, shared media use, and role modeling), well-being and self-regulation (perceived variability in mood, attention, and peer contact), activity and leisure (competition, coexistence, or intentional integration), and family context (routines, stress, household structure, and development). The cross-family synthesis showed that although caregivers endorsed limits, they differed in consistency and situational flexibility; family roles and household routines shaped how rules were implemented, and paired accounts complemented one another without fully aligning. The authors note that limitations such as the small purposive sample, reliance solely on caregiver accounts, the cross-sectional design, and the use of a single coder preclude inferences about developmental effects or causality; they conclude that family-centered guidance should take account of the constraints of everyday life and children’s increasing autonomy. [View the original poster](https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/wcp26/attendee/eposter/file/2114) How to cite this study APA 7: Gensheimer, K. (2026, September 23-26). Digital media use and psychosocial development in children: parental perspectives on screen time, physical activity, and family negotiations [E-poster]. 26th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP 2026), Stockholm, Sweden. https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/wcp26/attendee/eposter/file/2114 Vancouver: Gensheimer K. Digital media use and psychosocial development in children: parental perspectives on screen time, physical activity, and family negotiations [e-poster]. 26th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP 2026); 2026 Sep 23-26; Stockholm, Sweden. 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