Home-based screen time behaviors amongst youth and their parents: familial typologies and their modifiable correlates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Excessive screen time behaviors performed by children and parents at home is a major public health concern. Identifying whether child and parent screen time behaviors cluster and understanding correlates of these familial clusters can help inform interventions for the whole family. This study characterized familial typologies of screen time behaviors and identified key modifiable correlates of these typologies.

Methods

Parents participating in the cross-sectional Sitting in the Home (SIT) study reported the duration (mins/day) they and their child (aged 11.2 ± 2.62 years) spent in six screen time behaviors at home (computer/laptop for home/work, computer/laptop for leisure, TV/videos/DVDs, tablet/smart phone for home/work, tablet/smart phone for leisure, and elect

SUBMITTER: Arundell L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7528232 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature