Screen time, brain network development and socio-emotional competence in childhood: moderation of associations by parent-child reading.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Screen time in infancy is linked to changes in social-emotional development but the pathway underlying this association remains unknown. We aim to provide mechanistic insights into this association using brain network topology and to examine the potential role of parent-child reading in mitigating the effects of screen time.

Methods

We examined the association of screen time on brain network topology using linear regression analysis and tested if the network topology mediated the association between screen time and later socio-emotional competence. Lastly, we tested if parent-child reading time was a moderator of the link between screen time and brain network topology.

Results

Infant screen time was significantly associated with the emotion processing-cogni

SUBMITTER: Huang P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11413359 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature