Table 5.
Theme or subtheme | Respondents n (%) | Representative quote | |||
Theme: concerns | 34 (7.7) | N/Aa | |||
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Distraction | 13 (2.9) | “14. Kids are inundated in a life reliant on their phones if they're introduced any earlier.” (Mb; age 19 y, got phone at 11 y) | ||
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Unrestricted internet access | 4 (0.9) | “12, but it’s important that they don’t start with a smart phone. Being safe on the internet requires maturity - kids shouldn’t have access to the web on their phones until they’re ~15.” (M; age 17 y, got phone at 12.5 y) | ||
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Addiction | 4 (0.9) | “…apps are addictive, unregulated substances, and shouldn't be given freely to young children.” (nonbinary; age 18 y, got phone at 11 y) |
aN/A: not applicable.
bM: male.