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Xinyao Wang1, Yan Wu1, Chunhua Yao2

  • 1Department of Preschool Education, Pinghu Normal College, Jiaxing University, No. 888, Hongjian Road, Pinghu, 314001, Jiaxing, China.

BMC Pediatrics
|July 13, 2022
PubMed

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Parental screen time, particularly fathers

Area of Science:

  • Child Development
  • Public Health
  • Digital Media Studies

Background:

  • Preschoolers in China exhibit high and increasing screen time (ST).
  • Excessive ST poses risks to children's physical and mental well-being.
  • Understanding ST influences is crucial for intervention strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate factors affecting preschoolers' ST in China.
  • To specifically examine the impact of parental factors on children's ST.
  • To inform prevention and intervention efforts for excessive ST.

Main Methods:

  • Survey administered to parents of 1,546 preschoolers across four kindergartens.
  • Multivariate logistic regression analysis employed to identify correlates of excessive ST.
  • Data collected from Pinghu City, Zhejiang Province, China.

Main Results:

  • 43.8% of preschoolers exceeded 1 hour of ST daily.
  • Risk factors included older age, screen accessibility, screen-based eating, parental ST, and unclear rules.
  • Fathers' prolonged ST remained a significant independent risk factor, showing a dose-effect relationship.

Conclusions:

  • Prolonged parental screen time, especially fathers', is an independent risk factor for excessive preschooler ST.
  • Lack of clear rules for screen behavior also contributes significantly.
  • Findings highlight the need for parental involvement in managing children's screen habits.
Abstract

Keywords:
Early developmentPreschoolerRisk factorsScreen exposureSedentary behavior

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