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  • Infant Mental Health

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  • Early social-emotional (SE) development relies on caregiver interaction.
  • Limited research exists on screen media's impact on infant SE function before age two.
  • Understanding screen time effects is crucial for early intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize infant screen media usage in 6-24 month olds.
  • To investigate the link between screen time and concurrent SE function.
  • To test mediation models involving parent-infant interaction and parental psychological factors.

Main Methods:

  • Survey of 327 UK parents of infants aged 6-24 months.
  • Assessed screen time, parental involvement (co-sharing, co-referencing), SE competence, SE problems, and parental psychological factors.
  • Utilized mediation models to analyze relationships.

Main Results:

  • Infants at risk for SE delay had higher screen time.
  • Screen time predicted both SE competence and SE problems.
  • Reduced parent-infant play partially mediated the effect of screen time on SE competence.
  • Parental depressed mood correlated with infant SE problems, but not mediated by screen time.

Conclusions:

  • Screen media usage is potentially directly and indirectly relevant to infant mental health.
  • Findings support the displacement hypothesis: screen time may displace valuable parent-infant interaction.
  • Further longitudinal research is warranted to confirm these associations.