Association of Trajectory and Covariates of Children's Screen Media Time.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Many children begin interacting with screen media as early as infancy. Although screen time is associated with negative developmental consequences, few longitudinal studies in the United States have examined covariates of screen time among children under 3 years of age.

Objectives

To identify trajectories of screen time among children aged 1 to 3 years, to examine their association with screen use at 8 years of age, and to assess potential determinants of screen time.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective birth cohort study included 3895 children (3083 singletons and 812 unrelated multiples) in New York State who had screen time data available for at least 1 time point from 1 to 3 years of age; 1156 children had data at 8 years. The study spann

SUBMITTER: Trinh MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6902189 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature