Associations between Parental and Child Screen Time and Quality of the Home Environment: A Preliminary Investigation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Procedures
Overview
2.3. Measures
2.3.1. Demographics
2.3.2. Infant Toddler-Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (IT-HOME)
2.3.3. Reliability in Coding
2.3.4. Screen Use
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Participating Parent and Child Screen Use
3.2. IT-HOME and Screen Use
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristics | n (%) | Mean (SD a) | Range |
---|---|---|---|
Maternal characteristics | |||
Age at enrollment, y | 35.01 (5.38) | 27.29–50.58 | |
Education | |||
2-year college or higher | 28 (77.8) | ||
Marital status | |||
Single | 1 (2.8) | ||
Number of children | 2.53 (1.36) | 1–6 | |
Race/ethnicity | |||
White, non-Hispanic | 30 (83.3) | ||
Child characteristics | |||
Sex | |||
Male | 15 (41.7) | ||
Age, y | 3.51 (0.29) | 3.02–3.91 | |
Race/ethnicity | |||
White, non-Hispanic | 30 (83.3) | ||
Birthweight, g | 33.95 (4.23) | 28.6–43.8 | |
zBMI b | 0.73 (0.89) | −0.99–2.71 |
Screen Time (h) | n (%) |
---|---|
Participating parent | |
Weekday screen use | |
None | 0 (0) |
<1 h | 11 (30.6) |
2–3 h | 22 (61.1) |
4–6 h | 3 (8.3) |
Mean ± SD | 2.10 ± 1.28 |
Weekend screen use | |
None | 0 (0) |
<1 h | 6 (16.7) |
2– 3 h | 25 (69.4) |
4–6 h | 5 (13.9) |
Mean ± SD | 2.51 ± 1.26 |
Child | |
Weekday screen use | |
None | 0 (0) |
<1 h | 17 (47.2) |
2–3 h | 18 (50.0) |
4–6 h | 1 (2.8) |
Mean ± SD | 1.62 ± 1.15 |
Weekend screen use | |
None | 1 (2.8) |
<1 h | 10 (27.8) |
2–3 h | 18 (50.0) |
4–6 h | 7 (19.4) |
Mean ± SD | 2.36 ± 1.60 |
Subscales of IT-HOME | ||||||
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Screen Time | Responsivity | Acceptance | Organization | Learning Materials | Involvement | Variety |
Parent weekdays | −0.206 | 0.276 | 0.207 | −0.092 | 0.142 | 0.110 |
Parent weekend | 0.403 ** | 0.246 | 0.165 | −0.156 | −0.196 | −0.376 ** |
Child weekdays | −0.189 | −0.178 | 0.047 | −0.176 | −0.095 | 0.059 |
Child weekend | −0.248 | −0.071 | 0.164 | −0.302 * | 0.182 | 0.194 |
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Attai, P.; Szabat, J.; Anzman-Frasca, S.; Kong, K.L. Associations between Parental and Child Screen Time and Quality of the Home Environment: A Preliminary Investigation. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 6207. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176207
Attai P, Szabat J, Anzman-Frasca S, Kong KL. Associations between Parental and Child Screen Time and Quality of the Home Environment: A Preliminary Investigation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(17):6207. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176207
Chicago/Turabian StyleAttai, Parveen, Jacqueline Szabat, Stephanie Anzman-Frasca, and Kai Ling Kong. 2020. "Associations between Parental and Child Screen Time and Quality of the Home Environment: A Preliminary Investigation" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 17: 6207. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176207