The impact of parental migration on screen exposure among children aged 1-66 months in rural China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Screen exposure, particularly recreational screen exposure, is an integral part of children's lives. However, little is known about how family factors influence children's excessive screen exposure, especially in the context of 69 million left-behind children experiencing parent-child separation in China. This study mainly concentrates on the correlation between parental migration, type of caregiver, depression and disciplinary practices of the caregiver and children's screen exposure, including average daily screen time (on weekdays or weekends) and screen content (recreational activities or learning activities).

Methods

For a cross-sectional study, we collected data of family basic features, parental migration status and children's screen use in the past week fr

SUBMITTER: Zhu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11492514 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature