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Supakanya Tansriratanawong1, Orawan Louthrenoo1, Weerasak Chonchaiya2
1a Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine , Chiang Mai University , Chiang Mai , Thailand.
Insights
Preschoolers with higher screen time did not show significantly more externalizing behaviors. Child age and gender were associated with externalizing problems, not screen duration.
Area of Science:
- Child Psychology
- Media Studies
- Developmental Pediatrics
Background:
- Increasing media and screen access among young children is a growing concern.
- Understanding screen time's impact on preschooler behavior is crucial for child development research.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe screen use patterns in preschool children.
- To investigate the association between screen time and externalizing problems in preschoolers.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study involving 200 preschool children (ages 2-5) and their caregivers.
- Caregivers reported on their children's and their own screen use.
- Child behavior was assessed using the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL).
Main Results:
- 47% of preschoolers used at least three types of media.
- Higher screen time correlated with more background media and increased caregiver screen time (p < 0.001).
- Externalizing problem scores showed a non-significant trend of increase with screen time; however, child age and gender were significant predictors (p = 0.03).
Conclusions:
- Preschoolers with higher screen viewing time did not exhibit significantly greater externalizing problem scores.
- Further longitudinal research with larger sample sizes is recommended to explore this relationship.
Objectives:
There are increasing reports of younger children accessing media and screen. This study aims to describe screen use in pre-school children and its association with externalising problems.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study of pre-schoolers aged two to five years was conducted. Their caregivers were asked to provide data regarding screen use by their children and themselves. The Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL) was completed by caregivers to assess their child's behaviour.
Results:
Participants included 200 caregivers of pre-school children. There were 47% of pre-schoolers who had used at least three types of media. When comparing the 0-1, >1 to 2, and >2 hours per day of screen viewing time groups, the children who had experienced more screen time also had significantly more background media and their caregivers had more screen time (p < 0.001). The externalising problem scores increased with more screen viewing time, although the relationship was not statistically significant. However, age and gender of the child were factors associated with externalising problems from the multiple linear regression analysis (p = 0.03).
Conclusion:
Pre-schoolers with more screen viewing time did not have a significantly greater externalising problem score than those with less screen time. A longitudinal study with a larger sample size would provide more information.
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