Correlation between use of computer games and executive functions in preschool children

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the use of computer games and executive functions in children aged 5 to 6 years old in Karaj 4th district. A sample of this study included 31 and 30 pre-school boys who were selected and tested availability. The test was performed using a researcher-made questionnaire on the use of computer games. Then, through the Coolidge test, the executive functions of pre-school children were examined. Pearson, ANOVA and t test were used to obtain data. The results of this study showed that there is a direct and significant relationship between the amount of computer games used and the executive functions (p <0.05). This result was obtained by Pearson test. Also, using Pearson test, the relationship between the rate Using computer games with decision-making function is a meaningful program for preschool children that shows a moderate correlation (p <0.05), but there was not a significant relationship between the amount of computer games used for organizing and inhibition. (P> 0.05); also, using t test, the difference between the group was There is no use of computer games for girls and boys, and at the end of the one-way ANOVA test, there is not a meaningful relationship between the amount of history of using computer games with pre-school children's executive functions (p> 0.05).