Associations between media parenting practices and early adolescent screen use.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To assess the prevalence of various media parenting practices and identify their associations with early adolescent screen time and problematic social media, video game, and mobile phone use.

Methods

Cross-sectional data from Year 3 of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study (2019-2022) that included 10,048 adolescents (12-13 years, 48.3% female, 45.6% racial/ethnic minorities) in the US were analyzed using multiple linear regression analyses adjusting for potential confounders.

Results

Parent screen use, family mealtime screen use, and bedroom screen use were associated with greater adolescent screen time and problematic social media, video game, and mobile phone use. Parental use of screens to control behavior (e.g., as a reward or punishm

SUBMITTER: Nagata JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11626836 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature