The relationship between screen time and gross motor movement: A cross-sectional study of pre-school aged left-behind children in China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the level of screen time and gross motor movement level and the correlation between them in left-behind children aged 3 to 6 years old in China.

Methods

A randomized whole-group sampling method was used to study 817 left-behind children aged 3-6 years in 15 kindergartens in Xiangcheng city, Henan province. The third version of the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD-3) was used to test the children's gross motor movement level, and the screen time questionnaire was used to test the children's screen time level. The relationship between the two and the indicators was explored using Pearson's two-sided correlation and multilevel regression.

Results

The average daily screen time of left-behind children aged 3-6 years old increased with age, and

SUBMITTER: Yuan R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10997071 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature