Associations between screen time and cognitive development in preschoolers.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the cross-sectional associations between screen time and cognitive development in preschoolers.

Methods

Participants were 97 preschoolers (36 to 60 months) in Alberta and Ontario, Canada in the supporting Healthy physical AcTive Childcare setting (HATCH) study. The time that children spent watching television, videos or DVDs (television time) or playing video or computer games (video game time) on a television, computer, or portable device was assessed using a parental questionnaire. Television time and video game time were summed to calculate total screen time. Adherence to the screen time recommendation (≤1 hour/day) of the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines was calculated. Expressive vocabulary and working memory were assessed using the Early Years

SUBMITTER: Zhang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9113848 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature