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Area of Science:

  • Child Development
  • Mental Health
  • Digital Media Studies

Background:

  • Childhood screen overuse is a growing concern with multiple contributing factors.
  • Maternal mental health, specifically depression, is a potential influence on early childhood screen habits.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between maternal depression and screen overuse in 2-5-year-old children.
  • To analyze the impact of maternal depression on the usage of various household screen devices.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the Internet-Cohort for Understanding of internet addiction Risk factors/Rescue in Early livelihood (I-CURE) study.
  • Assessed screen time across six device types via parental questionnaires.
  • Measured maternal depression using the Korean version of the Beck Depression Inventory II.
  • Employed logistic regression to determine the relationship between maternal depression and children's screen overuse.

Main Results:

  • Maternal depression showed a significant association with children's television overuse (OR, 1.954; P=0.034).
  • No significant association was found between maternal depression and overuse of smartphones, computers, or tablets.

Conclusions:

  • Maternal depression is a relevant factor in the television overuse of 2-5-year-old children.
  • Interventions targeting maternal depressive symptoms and parent-child relationship dynamics are recommended for preventing childhood television overuse.