The social perceptions of young children’s use of smart devices in South Korea: Evidence from big data methodologies

The study explored the social perceptions of young children’s use smart devices in South Korea using big data methodologies. Big methodologies allowed to uncover underlying thoughts and feelings about that had not been discovered existing studies. extracted raw from three different groups: public, journalist, academia. Then, conducted keyword frequency, sentiment analysis, CONCOR analysis with UCINET 6.0. results revealed each group viewed a way. public was interested effective while journalist focused on educational aspects. academia parents’ perception developmental perspective. Regarding they showed opinion devices. an ambivalent attitude toward While positively inclined attitude, academic negatively attitude.