Electronic media use and academic performance in late childhood: A longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The effects of electronic media use on health has received much attention but less is known about links with academic performance. This study prospectively examines the effect of media use on academic performance in late childhood.

Materials and methods

1239 8- to 9-year-olds and their parents were recruited to take part in a prospective, longitudinal study. Academic performance was measured on a national achievement test at baseline and 10-11 years of age. Parents reported on their child's duration of electronic media use.

Results

After control for baseline reading, watching more than two hours of television per day at 8-9 years of age predicted a 12-point lower performance in reading at 10-11 years, equivalent to the loss of a third of a year in learnin

SUBMITTER: Mundy LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7467319 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature