PhD Scientific Days 2026

Health Sciences 1.

The impact of the digital world on parental education in the field of early childhood development

Előadó neve

Osztovits, Kinga, MSc

Neptune code

JBN2MT

Előadó munkahelye

Semmelweis Egyetem, Egészségtudományi Kar, Fizioterápiai Tanszék

Előadó telefonszáma

+36305474726

Előadó e-mail címe

osztovits.kinga@gmail.com

Az előadás címe

The impact of the digital world on parental education in the field of early childhood development

Szerző(k) neve és munkahelye

Kinga Osztovits¹

1: Semmelweis Egyetem, Egészségtudományi Kar, Fizioterápiai Tanszék

Bemutatás módja

Szóbeli

Szekció

Health Sciences 1.

Language of the presentation

Hungarian

Preferred session

Health Sciences

Összefoglaló szövege

Introduction: Early childhood is a critical period for later motor, cognitive, and psychosocial development. Digital information sources play an increasingly important role in health- and development-related decision-making among parents of young children. In early motor development, however, the quality and reliability of digital content raise professional concerns.

Aims: The aim of this study was to examine how parents of children aged 0–3 years use digital information sources related to motor development, how this influences parental uncertainty, and how therapists working in early intervention perceive the role and risks of digital parental education.

Methods: Two self-developed questionnaires were administered to parents (N = 101) and therapists (N = 20). A mixed-methods approach was applied. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential methods (Spearman correlation and chi-square test), while open-ended responses were analyzed using thematic analysis.

Result: Digital information seeking was common among parents; however, its frequency was not significantly associated with parental uncertainty. In contrast, exposure to contradictory online information showed a significant association with higher levels of uncertainty (p < 0.05). Parents preferred video based, professionally explained content. Digital parental education was positively evaluated by therapists (M = 3.65), but the vast majority (85%) associate the current form of digital content with misunderstandings or therapeutic difficulties.

Conclusion: Digital education is an indispensable tool in early motor development, but its effectiveness depends largely on the quality of the content and professional oversight. Structured, professionally supervised digital education can help reduce parental uncertainty and improve therapeutic cooperation.

Funding: The research was supported by the EKÖP.

University

Semmelweis University

Supervisor

Dr. Kertész Bernadett

Publication of my abstract

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phd.section.field

before finishing undergraduate studies (TDK, MD-PhD)

Kind

Szabad

Status

elfogadva

Accepted presentation method

szóbeli

Előadás fájl jóváhagyás

jóváhagyta

Előadó

9843

Start

15:45

End

15:55