Predictors of screen viewing time in young Singaporean children: the GUSTO cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Higher screen viewing time (SVT) in childhood has been associated with adverse health outcomes, but the predictors of SVT in early childhood are poorly understood. We examined the sociodemographic and behavioral predictors of total and device-specific SVT in a Singaporean cohort.

Methods

At ages 2 and 3 years, SVT of 910 children was reported by their parents. Interviewer-administered questionnaires assessed SVT on weekdays and weekends for television, computer, and hand-held devices. Multivariable linear mixed-effect models were used to examine the associations of total and device-specific SVT at ages 2 and 3 with predictors, including children's sex, ethnicity, birth order, family income, and parental age, education, BMI, and television viewing time.

Results<

SUBMITTER: Bernard JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5584344 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature