How is adults’ screen time behaviour influencing their views on screen time restrictions for children? A cross-sectional study

Schöeppe, Stephanie; Rebar, Amanda L.; Short, Camille E.; Alley, Stephanie; Lippevelde, Wendy Van; Vandelanotte, Corneel

doi:10.1186/s12889-016-2789-3

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“…Previous literature also found that parental role modeling has consistently been associated with increased similar behavior in their children [7]. Indeed, another study explains that both parents' role modeling through low screen use and rule setting for children's screen use can effectively deter children from participating in excessive screen viewing [24]. As a result, some researchers suggested that parents can intervene in children's screen-viewing behaviors, either by setting rules or serving as positive role models [25].…”

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“…Our findings fill the research gap and present the current trend of the impact of parental factors on children's screen viewing behavior and health. From the practical perspective, the publicly voiced accusation that more and more parents use screens to babysit children [5] signifies that parents may either know little about the consequences of exceeding screen viewing time for child health or fail to impose screen viewing time restrictions for children [24]. The study suggested that parents should start from themselves by limiting their screen viewing time, along with practicing rules to children to develop healthy media use behavior and health.…”

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Exploring Mediation Roles of Child Screen-Viewing between Parental Factors and Child Overweight in Taiwan

Lin

Tsai

Strong

et al. 2020

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Children’s screen-viewing behavior is influenced by parents’ own screen-viewing hours and the parental rules set for screen-viewing time. However, whether childhood obesity is associated with these three factors has not been widely investigated in Chinese populations. We examined the relationships between parental rules, parental screen-viewing, child screen-viewing and child overweight. Questionnaires were distributed to 1300 parents who had children studying in two elementary schools in an eastern Taiwanese City (Yi-Lan). We collected the data (the final response rate was 77.7%) on children’s health states, the length of screen-viewing time, and whether parental rules of screen-viewing time have been set (n = 1005). Models using structural equation modeling, with controlling of age, gender, and physical activity of the participants, were carried out, to examine the mediated effect of child screen-viewing. The results of model testing showed that child screen-viewing could be a mediator in the associations between parental rule and child overweight (parental rule: coefficient = −0.18, p < 0.001); and between parent screen-viewing and child overweight (parent screen-viewing: coefficient = 0.072, p < 0.001). These findings suggested that parental factors (rules and little screen viewing time) effectively decreased the level of children’s screen-viewing time, and the child screen-viewing time could mediate the association between parental factors and child overweight in the Chinese population.

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confidence: 99%

Exploring Mediation Roles of Child Screen-Viewing between Parental Factors and Child Overweight in Taiwan

Lin

Tsai

Strong

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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“…Although most parents in this study reported 2 or fewer hours per day of TV-viewing time on weekdays (76%), fewer parents similarly limited their TV-viewing on weekend days (67%). Several studies have reported differences in TV-viewing time on weekdays versus weekend days for both children and adults that favor more TV-viewing time on weekends (15,16). …”

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Association Between Parent Television-Viewing Practices and Setting Rules to Limit the Television-Viewing Time of Their 8- to 12-Year-Old Children, Minnesota, 2011–2015

2017

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IntroductionTelevision (TV) viewing is popular among adults and children, and child TV-viewing time is positively associated with parent TV-viewing time. Efforts to limit the TV-viewing time of children typically target parent rule-setting. However, little is known about the association between parent TV-viewing practices and rule-setting.MethodsWe used baseline height and weight data and survey data collected from 2011 through 2015 on parents and their 8- to 12-year-old children (N = 212 parent/child dyads) who were participants in 2 community-based obesity prevention intervention trials conducted in metropolitan Minnesota. Multivariable binary logistic regression analysis was used to assess the association between parent TV-viewing time on weekdays or weekend days (dichotomized as ≤2 hrs/d vs ≥2.5 hrs/d) and parent rules limiting child TV-viewing time.ResultsChild mean age was 10 (standard deviation [SD], 1.4) years, mean body mass index (BMI) percentile was 81 (SD, 16.7), approximately half of the sample were boys, and 42% of the sample was nonwhite. Parent mean age was 41 (SD, 7.5) years, and mean BMI was 29 (SD, 7.5); most of the sample was female, and 36% of the sample was nonwhite. Parents who limited their TV-viewing time on weekend days to 2 hours or fewer per day were almost 3 times more likely to report setting rules limiting child TV-viewing time than were parents who watched 2.5 hours or more per day (P = .01). A similar association was not seen for parent weekday TV-viewing time.ConclusionFor most adults and children, a meaningful decrease in sedentariness will require reductions in TV-viewing time. Family-based interventions to reduce TV-viewing time that target the TV-viewing practices of both children and parents are needed.

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“…Inclusion of an interface for caregivers and leaders provides opportunities for adult support that could be explored in future studies. Previous research has demonstrated that child outcomes are related to the engagement of caregivers and caregivers' health behaviors [26,27], which suggests that increasing caregiver support of children's AM program use could improve outcomes. One drawback of the current program is the need to log into the site to obtain feedback and reinforcement.…”

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The Effectiveness of an Activity Meter for Overweight Children and Their Caregivers in a Clinical Setting: a Pilot Study

Tk¹,

Ba²,

Bk³

et al. 2017

Journal of Obesity and Overweight

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Context:Childhood obesity is epidemic in the United States, but low levels of physical activity and high levels of screen time are modifiable risk factors. An activity meter (AM) program, that utilizes an interactive child-focused website and measures the amount and intensity of physical activity, may promote activity and decrease BMI. Objective:The current study tests the feasibility of using an AM program with child-caregiver pairs in a primary care setting. We hypothesize that participants would rate the system as easy to use, would be motivated with their engagement in physical activity, and would continue to use and recommend to others. We hypothesize the AM system would increase children's physical activity levels and decrease engagement in screen time over the study period. We also measure changes in participants' body mass index (BMI). Design:Prospective study assessing ease of use and satisfaction with the AM program post-intervention and comparing physical activity and BMI changes in children and caregivers from pre-and post-intervention over a 4-month period.Setting: A primary care clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.Participants: Ten children ages 9-14 years with BMI over 85th percentile and their associated caregivers. Intervention: Zamzee AM and website.Main Measures: Child and caregiver satisfaction ratings, physical activity measured by AM and survey, screen time engagement measured by survey, and BMI.Results: Between September 2014 and February 2015, 10 child-caregiver pairs were enrolled, and one pair did not complete the study. Both children and caregivers were satisfied with the usability of the AM and website, were motivated to be more physically active and would continue use of the meter after the study. Six activity meters were lost and five were broken. There were no significant changes in physical activity, screen time, or BMI in either caregivers or children. Conclusion:This feasibility study suggests promise for use of an AM program in the primary care setting but no effectiveness in improving activity level, screen time or BMI over 4 months. Further study with attention to intervention refinement and larger sample sizes is warranted. Given the prevalence of children with overweight/obesity, innovative ideas to promote physical activity are required.

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How is adults’ screen time behaviour influencing their views on screen time restrictions for children? A cross-sectional study

Cited by 35 publications

References 17 publications

Exploring Mediation Roles of Child Screen-Viewing between Parental Factors and Child Overweight in Taiwan

Exploring Mediation Roles of Child Screen-Viewing between Parental Factors and Child Overweight in Taiwan

Association Between Parent Television-Viewing Practices and Setting Rules to Limit the Television-Viewing Time of Their 8- to 12-Year-Old Children, Minnesota, 2011–2015

The Effectiveness of an Activity Meter for Overweight Children and Their Caregivers in a Clinical Setting: a Pilot Study

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