Shared Genetic Risk in the Association of Screen Time With Psychiatric Problems in Children.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Children's exposure to screen time has been associated with poor mental health outcomes, yet the role of genetic factors remains largely unknown.

Objective

To assess the extent of genetic confounding in the associations between screen time and attention problems or internalizing problems in preadolescent children.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study analyzed data obtained between 2016 and 2019 from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study at 21 sites in the US. The sample included children aged 9 to 11 years of genetically assigned European ancestry with self-reported screen time. Data were analyzed between November 2021 and September 2023.

Exposure

Child-reported daily screen time (in hours) was ascertained from questionnaire

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10628728 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature