An Initial Investigation into Parental Perceptions Surrounding the Impact of Mobile Media Use on Child Behavior and Executive Functioning

Table 2

Parent observations of Executive Functions and Impact of Mobile Media on Behavior, Academic Performance and Attention: Correlations and Descriptive Statistics.

Variables	Inhibit	Emotional Control	Initiate	Working Memory	Mean	Standard Deviation	Range
Negative impact on behavior	.32	.46	.38	.24	2.69	1.16	1-5
Negative impact on academic performance	.20	.24	.49	.36	3.41	1.17	1–5
Negative impact on attention	.27	.32	.41	.38	2.96	1.13	1–5
Range	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3

Note: () , , (2-tailed).