Estimates of Young Children's Time with Television: A Methodological Comparison of Parent Reports with Time-Lapse Video Home Observation

Anderson, Daniel R.; Field, Diane E.; Collins, Patricia; Lorch, Elizabeth Pugzles; Nathan, John G.

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“…However, parental reports are moderately correlated with other methods of data collection, such as observation. 80 Also, these findings might reflect a social desirability bias in respondent answers to questions about direct child TV exposure given that American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations for parents to limit media time for children have been highly publicized. In this case, household TV use may simply provide a more accurate measure of child TV exposure than direct questions about child TV viewing.…”

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Television Exposure as a Risk Factor for Aggressive Behavior Among 3-Year-Old Children

Manganello

Taylor²

2009

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med

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To examine associations of child television (TV) exposure and household TV use with aggressive behavior among 3-year-old children while controlling for demographic characteristics and risk and protective factors for aggression. Design:The Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, a prospective cohort study.Setting: Data collected at home and by telephone from parents of children born from 1998 to 2000 from 20 cities.Participants: Mothers who completed a 36-month inhome survey and met inclusion criteria (n = 3128).Main Exposure: Direct child TV exposure and household TV use were the primary explanatory variables. Additional risk factors included neighborhood disorder and maternal factors like depression.Outcome Measures: Childhood aggression was assessed with the Child Behavior Checklist/2-3. Multivar-iate linear regression models were used to examine associations between TV measures, additional risk factors, and childhood aggression.Results: Children who were spanked in the past month (␤=1.24, PϽ .001), lived in a disorderly neighborhood (␤=2.07, P Ͻ.001), and had a mother reporting depression (␤=0.92, P Ͻ.001) and parenting stress (␤ =0.16, P Ͻ .001) were significantly more likely to exhibit aggressive behavior. Direct child TV exposure (␤ = 0.16, PϽ.001) and household TV use (␤=0.09, PϽ.001) were also significantly associated with childhood aggression, even when controlling for other factors.Conclusions: Three-year-old children exposed to more TV, both directly and indirectly, are at increased risk for exhibiting aggressive behavior. Further research is essential to determine whether pediatric recommendations concerning TV and children should include limits for general household TV use.

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Television Exposure as a Risk Factor for Aggressive Behavior Among 3-Year-Old Children

Manganello

Taylor²

2009

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med

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“…Therefore, it is possible that there is a recall bias. However, significant correlation has been reported between parental reports of children's television viewing time and television diaries [2]. Moreover, the assessment of energy intake is, generally, questionable.…”

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Television viewing and food habits in toddlers and preschoolers in Greece: the GENESIS study

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The aim of the current study was to evaluate the association between television (TV) viewing time and dietary habits of preschoolers. A representative sample of 2,374 Greek children aged 1-5 years was examined (GENESIS study). The majority of participants (74.0%) spent less than 2 h/day watching TV. Children spending > or =2 h/day watching TV seem to have higher energy intake compared to children watching TV less than 2 h/day, even after adjustment for potential confounders (p < 0.001). Furthermore, it was detected that the former were more likely to consume more than 5, 2, and 1.5 exchanges of fat, meat, and other carbohydrates per day, respectively, compared to the latter. In conclusion, the current findings indicate that prolonged TV viewing time may be associated with increased consumption of high-fat and high-sugar foods resulting in increased daily energy intake. Therefore, interventions aiming to modify children's TV viewing behaviour might need to be implemented.

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“…Several other studies have used diary methods that appear to be more accurate in measuring the exposure and its content. 7,25,35,39 However, the mother's report is well correlated with the diary method. 39 Another limitation of our study is the use of a categorical rather than a continuous measure of the TV time exposure.…”

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“…7,25,35,39 However, the mother's report is well correlated with the diary method. 39 Another limitation of our study is the use of a categorical rather than a continuous measure of the TV time exposure. Nevertheless, previous epidemiologic studies 23,40,41 of population-based samples have used similar categorical measures.…”

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Television Viewing and Externalizing Problems in Preschool Children

Verlinden¹,

Tiemeier²,

Hudziak³

et al. 2012

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med

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To determine whether the amount, type, and patterns of television viewing predict the onset or the persistence of externalizing problems in preschool children.Design: Longitudinal study of a prospective populationbased cohort in the Netherlands. Setting: Parents reported time of television exposure and type of programs watched by children. Externalizing problems were assessed using the Child Behavior Checklist at 18 and 36 months. Participants: A population-based sample of 3913 children. Main Exposure: Television viewing time, content, and patterns of exposure (at 24 and 36 months) in children with and without preexisting problems to assess the incidence and persistence of externalizing problems. Main Outcome Measures: Externalizing problems at 36 months.Results: Program content and time of television exposure assessed at 24 months did not predict the incidence of externalizing problems at 36 months (odds ratio, 2.24; 95% CI, 0.97-5.18). However, the patterns of exposure over time reflecting high levels of television viewing were associated with the incidence of externalizing problems (odds ratio, 2.00; 95% CI, 1.07-3.75) and the persistence of the preexisting externalizing problems (2.59; 1.03-6.55).Conclusions: Our study showed that high television exposure increases the risk of the incidence and the persistence of externalizing problems in preschool children.

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Estimates of Young Children's Time with Television: A Methodological Comparison of Parent Reports with Time-Lapse Video Home Observation

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Television Exposure as a Risk Factor for Aggressive Behavior Among 3-Year-Old Children

Television viewing and food habits in toddlers and preschoolers in Greece: the GENESIS study

Television Viewing and Externalizing Problems in Preschool Children

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