Measuring Microtemporal Processes Underlying Preschoolers' Screen Use and Behavioral Health: Protocol for the Tots and Tech Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Excessive screen time is associated with poor health and behavioral outcomes in children. However, research on screen time use has been hindered by methodological limitations, including retrospective reports of usual screen time and lack of momentary etiologic processes occurring within each day.

Objective

This study is designed to assess the feasibility and utility of a comprehensive multibehavior protocol to measure the digital media use and screen time context among a racially and economically diverse sample of preschoolers and their families. This paper describes the recruitment, data collection, and analytical protocols for the Tots and Tech study.

Methods

The Tots and Tech study is a longitudinal, observational study of 100 dyads: caregivers and their

SUBMITTER: Reesor-Oyer L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9557980 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature