Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This paper presents a theoretical exploration of digital addiction in early‑school‑age children (7–11 years) as a subtype of behavioural addiction. It synthesises current scholarship on the phenomenon – its defining features, warning signs, and developmental harms. The review isolates biological, psychological, social and technological risk factors that predispose younger pupils to problematic digital use. Special attention is given to prevention, where the author argues for a bio‑psycho‑social framework, integrate insights from cognitive‑behavioural theory, and foreground digital‑literacy development as the conceptual pillars of effective programmes. EDN: OYKHYG
DOI: 10.12731/ijases283
Author: S. S. Solovyova
Institution: Novosibirsk State Technical University
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4410640160