Use Of Media Research Articles

Using Murojaah Wheel Media to Aid Qur'an Memorization in Young Children

The ability to read and memorize the Qur'an is crucial for young children, providing long-term benefits for their spiritual and cognitive growth. However, there is a growing concern about children’s decreasing engagement with the Qur'an due to the influence of modern distractions. This study addresses this gap by exploring the use of Murojaah wheel media as a tool to facilitate Qur'an memorization among children aged 4-5 years at As-Shoffah Early Childhood Education. The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of this media in enhancing memorization skills. Using a quantitative ex-post facto design, the study involved 12 students selected through a saturated sampling technique. A questionnaire administered to teachers served as the primary instrument for data collection. Data were analyzed using simple linear regression with JASP software version 18.0. The results revealed a significant positive correlation between the use of the Murojaah wheel media and the students' ability to memorize the Qur'an (F=8.943, p=0.014). The novelty of this research lies in its focus on the application of interactive learning media in Islamic education for young children. Implications of these findings suggest that incorporating Murojaah wheel media in early childhood education can effectively support Qur'an memorization, providing a foundation for future Islamic learning. Further research on its application in various educational settings is recommended. Highlights: Murojaah wheel media significantly improves young children's ability to memorize the Qur'an. Integrating interactive learning media supports Islamic education from an early age. The study fills a knowledge gap in the application of innovative teaching methods in religious education. Keywords: Murojaah Wheel Media, Quran Memorization, Early Childhood, Islamic Education, Learning Tools

Golkar Sidoarjo DPD's Strategy for PIP Scholarship Distribution Campaign

Background: Effective political communication strategies are crucial for enhancing public engagement. Specific Background: This study explores the qualitative communication strategies used by a local political party during the Indonesia Smart Program (PIP) scholarship distribution, contrasting it with quantitative approaches that focus on numerical data. Knowledge Gap: Existing literature lacks insights on how qualitative methods, particularly direct interviews, can inform community engagement and program visibility. Aims: The research aims to analyze DPD Golkar Sidoarjo's communication strategies using primary interviews and secondary campaign materials. Results: Findings show that the party successfully utilized various media to increase visibility and transparency of the PIP, leading to significant community involvement through initiatives like KIPK. Novelty: This study highlights how qualitative approaches can deepen understanding of political communication's impact on community perceptions. Implications: The increased public trust in DPD Golkar Sidoarjo indicates the effectiveness of strategic political communication in influencing electoral outcomes, revealing valuable insights into political engagement dynamics. Highlights : Emphasizes the significance of qualitative insights for understanding community perceptions. Highlights the effective use of media in enhancing program visibility and transparency. Demonstrates the link between strategic communication and increased public trust and electoral support. Keywords: political communication, qualitative research, Indonesia Smart Program, community engagement, DPD Golkar Sidoarjo

Pengembangan Big Book Moderasi Beragama Berbasis Konsep Pratyaksa Pramana di Taman Kanak Kanak

This research highlights the importance of introducing the concept of religious moderation from an early age. Even though its implementation already exists in children's play activities, children are not yet fully aware of the concepts of tolerance, sharing and helping each other. Therefore, the Big Book of Religious Moderation based on the Pratyaksa Pramana concept was developed as a learning medium that introduces the concept of moderation through children's direct experience. This Book contains material on the concept of religious moderation based on the concept of Pratyaksa Pramana, which is knowledge experienced by children through direct experience. This research aims to introduce the concept of moderation to children, describe the development of the Book, and analyze the feasibility of its use through expert validation. The ADDIE development method was used in this research, involving teachers and children at the Taman Kurnia Denpasar Kindergarten as data sources. Data collection techniques using observation and checklist instruments. Data analysis was carried out using Lawshe's descriptive qualitative content validation formula, namely Content Validity Ratio (CVR). The research results show that this book is suitable for use, with a high CVI value of 0.5 and the final CVI calculation (average CVR) is 0.916667 indicating good content validity. The conclusion of the research in accordance with expert validation is that the use of the Big Book Religious Moderation media is very relevant and suitable for use with PAUD children because the material available in it is appropriate to the child's age development.

B-019 Reduction in Culture Media Costs, without Impacting Turnaround Time, Through Implementation of an Automated Microbiology Platform and Gram Stain Interpretation

Abstract Background Automated plating instruments have been shown to improve quality in Microbiology laboratories in a number of ways including consistent streaking patterns that provide better isolation of bacterial colonies compared to manual methods. The time per culture set up and automated camera imaging is dependent upon the amount of media set, such that more individual plates slow down turn around time. Conversely, smaller media surface area and the use of non-selective media may result in mixed colonies that require sub-culture for isolation before identification and susceptibilities can be performed. Based upon these findings, we attempted to reduce our media usage per culture with the implementation of automation, with the goal of using as few plates as possible while at the same time not negatively impacting the turn around time of the culture via the need to subculture poorly isolated colonies. We conducted a pre-and post-implementation study evaluating the costs per culture and turn around time delays related to subculturing in a subset. Methods In the pre-implementation period, from April-January 2023, three individual media plates (sheep blood agar, chocolate agar and CNA/MacConkey bi-plate) were routinely set for general aerobic bacterial culture sources including swabs and body fluids. In the post implementation period, from April-January 2024, a single sheep blood/chocolate agar bi-plate was set unless the gram stain showed evidence of mixed organisms (defined as more than one morphology) at which time a secondary selective media (CNA/MacConkey) was manually set. For urine cultures, in the pre-implementation period 2 plates were set (sheep blood and CNA/MacConkey bi-plate) and in the post-implementation period a single chromogenic agar/sheep blood bi-plate was set. Total numbers of cultures in both periods were collected as well as the number of cultures for which additional media were set based on gram stain results. Orders of subculture media in the laboratory information system were compared per positive cultures. Statistical analysis was performed in GraphPad Prism. Results In the pre- versus post-implementation periods, a total of 16,454 vs 17,782 general aerobic cultures and 50,680 vs 53,916 urine cultures were set, respectively. Only 3.6% of general cultures required additional media set based on gram stain. The difference in cost between pre- and post-implementation was approximately a two-thirds reduction in cost for general cultures and a 25% reduction for urine cultures, with a total savings of approximately $34,238 in media avoidance in the post-implementation period. The frequency of positive cultures requiring subculture was not significantly different between the pre- (average 36% of positive growth) and post-implementation (average 22% of positive growth) periods for both culture types and may actually have been reduced due to automation. Conclusions The implementation of reduced media concomitant with streaking via automation resulted in significant cost savings while not negatively impacting isolation, which in turn impacts culture turn around times. The automation may have reduced need for subculture, perhaps due to better isolation, thus subsequent analyses will explore this additional finding.

Utilization of Media and Institutional Support for Urban Farming in Pekanbaru City

Urban farming is important in supporting food security in urban areas. This study aims to identify the use of communication media in implementing urban farming and supporting institutions in the application of urban farming. This research was conducted using a survey method with samples selected in tiers representing each extension institution of farmer women groups. Furthermore, data were gathered from interviews and FGDs. The results showed that accessing information and communication behavior was in the excellent category with a score of 4.65. There are different types of facilities that are currently used by farmers to access information, namely smartphones where the extension workers always provide information related to farming, and printed extension media such as brochures, flyers, and books related to vegetable farming. Farmer knowledge about information sources is also in an excellent category. They know the types of information sources and how to get information according to their needs that comes from reliable and accurate sources. Farmers received full support from local leaders and the government through the food crops and fisheries office of the city of Pekanbaru with regular counseling held by extension workers, and socialization related to urban farming. Keywords: extension media, institution support, urban farming, women farmer group

Ethical Considerations of Establishing Social Restrictions in the Prevention and Control of the Corona Epidemic from the Point of View of Medical Students of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

Background: Covid-19 (coronavirus), with its different dimensions, has created a serious international crisis in the world and has presented mankind with a new challenge. Among these, it can be claimed that the most difficult challenge in the Corona crisis is the moral challenge. Objectives: Considering the significance of ethical considerations and the crucial role students play in conveying these concepts to society, we decided to examine their perspectives. Methods: The present study was a cross-sectional descriptive study, and the statistical population was medical students in the basic sciences of Kermanshah Medical School. The sample size was 205 people based on Cochran's formula (d = 0.05), and the sampling method was random sampling. To collect data, a researcher-made questionnaire was designed based on current issues and approved by several professors (25 questions with a 5-point Likert scale from "very much" to "very little"). The reliability coefficient (0.83 Cronbach's Alpha) was satisfactory for the questionnaire. After completion and collection, the data was entered into SPSS-21 software. Then, it was subjected to statistical analysis with descriptive statistics (prevalence, mean, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (due to the non-normality of the data distribution, non-parametric tests were used to analyze and compare the answers). Results: The average age was 20.58 ± 2.41 years, 115 people (56.1%) were male, and 198 people (96.6%) were single. Natives accounted for 63.2%. The effective factors in interventions were, in order: Use of different media for information, appropriate, accurate, and timely information, appropriate and sufficient training, preparation and provision of conditions before the above interventions, presentation of decisions and programs in simple and practical language, and fair distribution of protective equipment. Conclusions: According to our results, it was found that the role of using different media for informing, training, preparing, and providing conditions before interventions is very important. Therefore, policymakers and health planners should have the necessary preparation in these matters to control future epidemics.

The Influence of Problematic Social Media Use on Impulsive Buying in Early Adulthood in Padang City

The amount of interesting information on TikTok that TikTok users see will make users interested and often there is a sudden and unconscious desire to buy a product without any prior planning or it is called impulsive buying. This is because many and often individuals access TikTok for a long time or because they are in a negative mood if they do not access TikTok. This research aims to determine the problematic social media use on impulsive buying among early adult TikTok users in the city of Padang. This research design uses quantitative sampling techniques used namely purposive sampling. The sample in this study was 200 respondents whose characteristics were determined by the researcher to be used as samples. The results of the data were processed and analyzed using simple linaer regression analysis techniques, obtaining values of r = 0,535 and p = 0,000. The final results of the research show that there is a positive influence of the independent variable (problematic social media use) on the dependent variable (impulsive buying). These results show that the higher the problematic social media use in early adults using TikTok the higher impulsive buying.

Exploring the Relationship Between Media Use and Resilience in the context of green communities

Abstract Everyone has a relationship with the spatial space they occupy, this study investigates the dynamic relationship between individuals’ media use patterns and their spatial orientation in a community, the evolving media landscape and people’s mobility patterns have a significant influence on green community and resilience. This study seeks to explore the different effectiveness of vertically and horizontally moving media such as stairs, lifts, ramps, escalators and single loaded and double loaded corridors, the main objective is to investigate the relationship between place media consumption, mobility patterns, and development on sustainable behaviour and personal resilience, a methodological approach will be used by examining the comparison between media use and resilience levels to explore the influence of vertically and horizontally moving media on green community attitudes. The findings are expected to reveal interactions between media users with varying mobility abilities, people’s mobility patterns, green community values, and resilience that impact urban planning, media design, and evolving communities. Understanding the relationship between how people move both horizontally and vertically with green communities and resilience is crucial in promoting sustainable development and environmental behaviour in the context of evolving media landscapes and human mobility.

“We Were Beaten Down”: Parents' Concerns about Children's Digital Media Use

ABSTRACTParents' concerns about children's digital media use were investigated using data from semi‐structured interviews with 17 parents of children ages five to 11 at three branches of a U.S. urban public library system. Data were analyzed using collaborative inductive thematic analysis and analyzed with the lens of culturally‐constructed anxieties about new media. The most common concerns included worries about exposure to inappropriate content, worries about digital media taking up time that children would otherwise spend engaging in more meaningful activities, concerns about safety and privacy, and worries about negative effects on children's behaviors, attitudes, and social skills. Further analysis showed parents' deeper concern for children's healthy development to underlie these narrower concerns. The authors conclude with the recommendation to shift the framing of discourse around parenting with digital media from risk protection to digital media education. Such a shift could raise awareness that framing children and digital media only in terms of risks is overly simplistic, and it could help parents come to understand that children's digital media use is not just risky but also an opportunity for children to derive educational and social benefits, and learn how to operate in a digital media‐dominated information ecosystem.

Transforming Teen Communication Through the Visual Influence of Social Media

General Background: Social media has become a significant platform for adolescents to express themselves and interact with others. The rise of visual-based communication through platforms such as Instagram has shifted traditional communication patterns, moving beyond text-based messaging to photo and video sharing. Specific Background: The rapid increase in social media use among teenagers presents an opportunity to study how these platforms influence communication patterns. While previous studies have explored social media impacts, there is a lack of comprehensive analysis focusing on the evolving nature of communication through visual content. Knowledge Gap: Although numerous studies have analyzed social media use, few have used bibliometric methods to systematically map the trends in adolescent communication patterns across various platforms. The role of visual communication through social media in reshaping teenage interaction patterns remains underexplored. Aims: This study aims to observe how social media use, particularly Instagram, has influenced adolescent communication patterns by employing bibliometric methods through VOSviewer software. Results: The bibliometric analysis identified a shift in adolescent communication patterns, with a growing emphasis on visual content like photos and videos rather than text-based communication. The data showed seven keyword clusters, mostly interconnected, with Instagram, communication, and adolescent communication being the most prominent topics in 2021, with 109 articles. Novelty: This research introduces a novel approach by applying bibliometric methods to analyze and visualize the impact of social media on teenage communication patterns, providing a clearer understanding of how communication has evolved in the digital age. Implications: The findings suggest that social media platforms are reshaping how teenagers communicate, with significant implications for future communication research and the development of digital communication strategies targeting adolescents. The use of bibliometric tools like VOSviewer enables researchers to map research trends effectively, offering new insights into social media’s role in modern communication patterns. Highlights: Social media promotes visual communication among adolescents, shifting from text. Bibliometric analysis identifies seven key clusters in Instagram-related research. VOSviewer effectively visualizes trends in teenage communication patterns. Keywords: social media, Instagram, teenage communication, bibliometric analysis, VOSviewer

Pengaruh Media Aplikasi SAC dengan Pendekatan Joyful Learning terhadap Hasil Belajar Kognitif

Social studies is one of the most meaningful subjects for students, especially in elementary school. Therefore, supporting social studies learning with the use of technology-based learning media can have a positive influence on student learning outcomes. Various active and fun learning activities make using the SAC application media with a Joyful Learning approach the right alternative to improve students' cognitive learning outcomes. The aim of this research is to compare learning using the SAC application media with the Joyful Learning approach with conventional learning in improving students' cognitive learning outcomes. This research uses a quasi-experimental design with a non-equivalent group pattern. All sixth grade elementary school students in Pamulihan subdistrict became the research population, with Cicepatan State Elementary School selected as the sample. Class VI-A served as the control group, while class VI-B served as the experimental group. Data collection was carried out through cognitive tests, observing teacher performance, and observing student activities. Analysis of the results with a significance level of 0.05 revealed that both the use of the SAC application media with a fun learning approach and conventional methods succeeded in improving students' cognitive learning outcomes significantly. However, the use of SAC application media with a joyful learning approach is better than conventional learning in significantly improving students' cognitive learning outcomes.

The effect of social media use on mental health of college students during the pandemic.

Social media is viewed to be a key contributor to worsening mental health in adolescents, as most recently reflected in a public health advisory by the US Surgeon General. We provide new evidence on the causal effects of social media on mental health of college students during the Covid-19 pandemic, exploiting unique, longitudinal data collected before the Covid-19 pandemic began and at two points during the pandemic. We find small insignificant effects of social media 4months into the pandemic during a period of social distancing, but large statistically significant negative effects 18months into the pandemic when colleges were mostly back to normal operations. Using rich data on substance use, exercise, sleep, stress, and social support, we find some evidence of substitution away from activities that better support mental health at later stages of the pandemic but not at early stages. We find that the negative effects of social media are mostly concentrated among socially-isolated students. Both social support and resilience protect students from the negative effects of social media use. Policy implications include regulating social media while also bolstering social support and resilience as important protective factors.

Trust Assessment Skills Among Close Friends in a Ubiquitous Social Media Environment

For ages, individuals have relied on trust assessment skills to evaluate spoken words and accompanying body language social signals (BLSS) in friendships. This interactive process seeks to avoid harmful associations and unreliable information. However, with widespread social media use, assessment of BLSS is difficult, and users commonly report harm from defective estimations of interactions. This study evaluates how individuals adjust their trust assessment skills for close social media friendships, given the importance they place on BLSS in its role as a moderator. The research utilizes PLS-SEM, ANOVA, and cluster analysis to evaluate 247 U.S. online survey participants aged 18 to 67. The study adapts Mayer et al.’s trust model using social learning and cognitive dissonance theories. The independent variables, ability, benevolence, and integrity, strongly predict the dependent trust belief. In line with cognitive dissonance theory, BLSS has a negative and significant moderating effect on ability. BLSS reflects a small effect and widely insignificant moderating relationship with benevolence; analysis shows that a moderating relationship should not apply to benevolence. Counter to the hypothesized direction, BLSS produced a positive moderating effect on integrity, which was insignificant by a narrow margin. The analysis explains the basis for the positive relationship. Lastly, statistical analysis reveals an age-based shift in the relevancy of BLSS; younger users place less importance on BLSS, whereas older users place more importance on BLSS. This position for younger users aligns with their exposure and acclimation to social environments with widespread mobile communication and social media use since childhood.

Ramadhan Themes in Islamic Education Using Upin and Ipin Media

General Background: Audio-visual media are crucial in education, enhancing students' understanding and retention. Specific Background: In Islamic Religious Education (IRE), particularly during the Ramadhan fasting theme, effective use of audio-visual media can engage students actively. However, there is a gap in knowledge regarding their application in elementary schools. Aims: This study examines how teachers at Jagul State Elementary School utilize audio-visual media, specifically the animated series "Upin and Ipin," in IRE. Results: Through descriptive qualitative research, findings indicate that the implementation of audio-visual media significantly improves students' learning outcomes, as evidenced by increased motivation and comprehension. Novelty: This study highlights the effective integration of engaging audio-visual materials in religious education. Implications: The research suggests that incorporating audio-visual media in IRE fosters a more dynamic learning environment, encouraging educators to adopt innovative teaching methods to enrich student experiences. Highlights: Enhanced Engagement: Audio-visual materials like "Upin and Ipin" actively involve students in the learning process. Improved Comprehension: The use of audio-visual media significantly boosts students' understanding of Islamic concepts. Dynamic Learning Environment: Incorporating innovative teaching methods fosters a more effective and enjoyable educational experience. Keywords: Audio-Visual Media, Islamic Education, Ramadhan, Student Engagement, Learning Outcomes

Geo-Virtual Reality (GVR): The Creative Materials to Construct Spatial Thinking Skills Using Virtual Learning Based Metaverse Technology

Integration between technology, pedagogic, and knowledge are an important requirement in learning geography. This requires support from learning media that adapts to the times. This era's learning media focuses more on Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and other technologies that give students the impression that they are seeing an object directly. This article aims to develop metaverse-based learning media in Geo-Virtual Reality. The method used is ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation)., a pre-test and post-test were carried out to test the influence and effectiveness of the media on students' spatial thinking skills. The influence was measured using the Paired Sample T-test, while the effectiveness was analyzed uses the N-Gain Score. The research results show sig < 0.05, indicating that Geo-Virtual Reality (GVR) in learning affects students' spatial thinking skills. Meanwhile, the effectiveness test shows an N-Gain of 0.47 (medium level), which shows that the media can improve students' spatial thinking skills. However, what needs to be realized is that the use of media must be accompanied by a teacher who masters the content and can convey it to students to obtain optimal results.

Media viscosity affects post-thaw ram sperm rheotactic behaviour.

The aim of this experiment was to assess the effect of media viscosity on ram sperm motility, kinematics and rheotaxis in vitro by using methylcellulose as a media thickener. Frozen-thawed semen of three rams was thawed and diluted in Tyrode's albumin lactate pyruvate (TALP) media supplemented with 0%, 0.1%, 0.2%, 0.3%, 0.4%, 0.5%, 0.6% and 0.7% w/v of methylcellulose. Sperm motility and kinematic characteristics were analysed using computer-assisted sperm analysis (CASA). The rheotactic behaviour was assessed in a microfluidic channel, and the number of spermatozoa that passed the 10 mm point of a microfluidic channel over a 2min period against a flow rate of 30 μm/sec was assessed. The use of media with higher viscosity (higher levels of methylcellulose) resulted in significantly lower (p < .05) sperm motility and kinematic parameters. Moreover, higher levels of methylcellulose reduced (p < .05) the number of spermatozoa that exhibited positive rheotaxis. In conclusion, viscosity affected the kinematic properties and rheotactic behaviour of ram sperm.

Microtia and Social Media: How Can We Help Our Patients?

In today's digital era, the intersection of social media and healthcare has emerged as a valuable tool for medical communication and education. However, the use of social media among microtia families has not been thoroughly explored in literature. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the presence of microtia surgeons on social media, the attitudes of microtia families towards physician social media use, and the motivations behind social media usage among microtia families. This study employed a cross-sectional survey methodology. Self-administered questionnaires were used to assess microtia families present in dedicated Instagram and Facebook groups, whereas the presence of microtia surgeons was assessed through responses from an official WhatsApp group. The findings reveal a significant disparity between the demand for microtia surgeons' social media presence and their actual engagement. Although 90.5% of microtia family respondents believed that microtia surgeons should have a presence on social media platforms, only 46.0% of microtia surgeons maintained an active presence. Of microtia families, 55% expressed that they used social media both to facilitate interactions with other families and explore treatment options. Microtia surgeons more often utilized Instagram and Twitter than microtia families. Of microtia families, 40.5% reported using a combination of social media platforms, most often Facebook. This study underscores the increasing reliance on social media for medical information. By increasing their social media presence, microtia surgeons can not only enhance patient education and satisfaction but also contribute to the broader landscape of medical communication and education in the digital age.

Network Analysis of Association Between Problematic Social Network Use and Alexithymia in Freshmen.

Exploring the core and bridge nodes in problematic social network use and alexithymia among freshmen to provide a basis for understanding the relationship and interventions. A total of 4057 first-year students from four universities in Shandong Province were chosen and surveyed with the Problematic Mobile Social Media Use Assessment Questionnaire and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS). Network analysis was performed using R to estimate the connections between nodes. Centrality and predictability indicators were used to identify key nodes, with accuracy and stability validation techniques applied. Gender and residence differences in the network structure were also examined. In the problematic social network use network, the nodes with the highest expected influence were P16 (excessive swiping) and P14 (lack of control over phone usage). In the problematic social network use-alexithymia network, cognitive failure had the highest strength (strength = 1.155) and centrality. Difficulty identifying feelings (bridgestrength = 0.32), externally oriented thoughts (bridgestrength = 0.24), and cognitive failure (bridgestrength = 0.19) were key bridge nodes. No significant differences were found in the network structure across gender and residence, though the network was tightly connected. Cognitive failure plays a central role in problematic social network use among freshmen. Difficulty identifying feelings, externally oriented thoughts, and cognitive failure are critical in linking problematic social network use with alexithymia.

BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL MEDIA STUDIES WITHIN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

The digital transformation in higher education can be observed in numerous ways and practices. Recently, post-pandemic digitalization played a significant role in the increase of the educational use of digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality, extended reality, and social media. Among these, social media has dominated daily life long before the rest of the technologies. Hence, examining the current situation of social media studies within educational research aids in envisioning the future vision. This study aims to outline the trends in the use of social media platforms by analyzing them within educational research published between 2017-2023. For this purpose, 473 articles in the Web of Science database were examined regarding the dimensions of publication year, country of publication, author, keyword, article type, the method used, sampling, data collection tools and analysis methods, and social media use. The findings of this study are believed to guide practitioners and researchers in their practice and consideration of social media within educational environments.

A Meta-Analysis of Self-Regulation and Digital Recreation from Birth to Adolescence

There is good reason to implicate self-regulation in our digital recreation duration, choices, and behaviours. However, the direction, degree, and diversity of their association is unclear. To offer more robust and nuanced evidence to this issue of acute public concern, the current study presents a comprehensive meta-analysis of the associations between self-regulation and digital recreation from birth to adolescence – consolidating 183 studies reporting 232 associations from 234,476 children and adolescents. Across these studies, digital recreation clustered into investigations of screen time, features of problematic digital engagement, exposure to violent content, communicating with strangers online, sexting, and media multitasking. Although a pattern of negative bivariate associations was observed between self-regulation and aspects of digital recreation, the strength of association for screen time was weak (r = -.04 for computer use to r = -.15 for social media use). Once control variables were considered, relationships with exposure to violent digital content were rendered similarly trivial, suggesting other variables likely account for these correlations. This reduces our confidence in these associations. In contrast, lower self-regulation was more highly associated with problematic engagement (r = -.28 for problematic gaming to r = -.41 for problematic mobile phone use), communicating with strangers online (r = -.18), and sexting (r = -.20). This pattern of results points to a relationship that is variable by type of digital activity, which in our meta-analyses ranged from null to strong and negative. Where a relationship exists, it may be bi-directional given associations remained for longitudinal studies that positioned either self-regulation or digital recreation as predictor. Few moderators of these associations were significant, including that the negative association of self-regulation with time spent gaming was increasingly strong with increasing participant age. This study instigates a disentangling of the nature of the relationship between self-regulation and digital choices and behaviours across the early stages of life.