Annalyn De Guzman Capulong, Ph.D., RPsy

Parenting/Parental Involvement, Child-Rearing Practices, Parent-Child Relationships, Self-Regulation/Delay of Gratification, Child Assessment, Infant and Child Development, Digital Media and Child Development (touchscreen use, social media practices, media effects)

PhD in Developmental Psychology – Minor in Personality (2020), University of the Philippines – Diliman

MA in Psychology (2000), University of the Philippines – Diliman

BA in Psychology (1994), University of the Philippines – Diliman

Capulong, A. D. G. & Clemente, J. A. R. (2025). Digital media practices among infants and toddlers based on Filipino mothers’ self-reports. Plaridel, 22(1), 1-43.  https://doi.org/10.52518/2023-03cplcmt

De Guzman-Capulong, A. L. (2004). The relationship of gender and maternal socialization to delay of gratification among selected public school first graders. Philippine Journal of Psychology, 37(1). https://www.ejournals.ph/article.php?id=1812&utm

Pedron, D. G. E., De Guzman, A. L., Hidalgo, M. C. G., Jacinto, M. J. L., & Bernardo, A. B. I. (1992). Misleading information and memory for major and minor details about events: Evidence for the memory impairment hypothesis. Philippine Journal of Psychology, 25(2), 10–17.

Psychological Association of the Philippines

Pambansang Samahan ng Sikolohiyang Pilipino

American Psychological Association

European Association of Developmental Psychology

Registered Psychologist—Included in the first 100 psychologists in the country and in the first eight among the UP Psychology faculty who took the licensure oath taking in July 19, 2013

Dr. Capulong has served as a resource person and consultant in various initiatives, most of which center on empowering parents and examining how digital technology shapes human development (e.g., parent education seminars/webinars, parent digital citizenship programs for SEAMEO Innotech, briefings on the proposed bills on social media and children in the Senate and House of Representatives). She also served as a non-affiliated representative in a medical research ethics committee.

Research Involvement in the Philippine Early Childhood and Care Development (ECCD) Checklist (a national screening and monitoring tool for assessing the developmental status of children ages 0-6 years):
  (1) Validation of the ECCD Standards and Indicators, UNICEF Philippines, January 2006-June 2008 (Research Team Member; led by Dr. Lourdes K. Ledesma)
  (2) Development and Validation of the ECD Service Provider Assessment Scale (SPAS), May 2000-December 2002 (Research Team Member; led by Dr. Lourdes K. Ledesma)
  (3) Validation and Norming of the Revised ECD Checklist, UNICEF Philippines, May 2000-Decembee 2002 (Research Team Member; led by Dr. Lourdes K. Ledesma)

International

Taming Tablets, Learning Limits: A Comparative Study of Parental Mediation Influence on Recreational Screentime among Filipino Preschool and School-Age Children. Presented at the 31st International Congress of Applied Psychology, Florence, Italy, July 22, 2026.

Beyond the Limits: The Impact of Parental Mediation on Filipino School-Age Children’s Screen time. Presented at the Digital Media and Developing Minds International Scientific Congress, Washington, DC, USA, July 15, 2025.

Skip ads and beyond: The interaction between mothers and infants and toddlers during touchscreen use and its implications on child development and parenting in the digital age. Paper presented at the European Conference on Developmental Psychology, Turku, Finland, August 29, 2023.

Tots and Tablets: The Impact of Screen Time and Parental Mediation on Touchscreen Use Among Infants and Toddlers. Paper presented at the 19th European Conference on Developmental Psychology, Athens, Greece, September 1, 2019.

Local

Media and Mediation: Children’s Screen Media Use and Role of Parental Mediation on Screen Time. Paper presented at the 61st Annual Convention of the Psychological Association of the Philippines, Convention Center Cebu, Cebu City, September 27, 2025.

Digital Media Practices of School-Age Children and Impact of Parental Mediation on Screen Time. Selected as one of the only 10 presenters in the first ever National Council for Children’s Television-NCCT’s National Research Forum on Filipino Children’s Media Engagement. Communication Foundation for Asia, Sta. Mesa City, November 8, 2024.

Techie Tots and Tablets: Digital media practices of preschoolers and impact of parental mediation strategies on screen time. Paper presented at the 59th Annual Convention of the Psychological Association of the Philippines, Legazpi Convention Center, Legazpi Albay, Bicol, September 22, 2023.

Skip Ads, Atbp: Ang interaksyon ng mga bata at magulang sa paggamit ng tablet at smartphone at ang implikasyon nito sa pag-unlad ng bata. Papel na inilahad sa Ika-46 Pambansang Kumperensiya sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino, virtual platform, Nobyembre 26, 2022.