Screens across the pond: Findings from longitudinal screen time research in the US and UK

Ribner, Andrew; McHarg, Gabrielle

doi:10.1016/j.infbeh.2021.101551

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“…A series of covariates was included in all analyses. Parent-reported child age and sex were included as covariates, as previous studies have suggested systematic increases in media use as children age and differences by sex as girls tend to engage with screens more than do boys in middle childhood and early adolescence 16 (although not in very early childhood 17 ). We also controlled for number of devices in the home.…”

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Screen Time in the Coronavirus 2019 Era: International Trends of Increasing Use Among 3- to 7-Year-Old Children

Ribner

Coulanges

Friedman

et al. 2021

The Journal of Pediatrics

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Objective: To evaluate changes in electronic screen-based media use in 3-to 7-year-old children across six countries as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.Study design: Between April and July 2020, parents of 2516 children completed online survey measures reporting current ("now") and retrospective ("before the pandemic") screen-based media use for the purposes of entertainment, educational app use, and socializing with family and friends. Parents also reported family socioeconomic characteristics and impacts of the pandemic to their physical wellbeing (eg, whether a family member or friend had been diagnosed with COVID-19) and social disruption (e.g., whether family experienced a loss of income or employment due to the pandemic).Results: On average, children engaged with screens over 50 minutes more during the pandemic than before. This was largely driven by increases in screen use for entertainment purposes (nearly 40 minutes) and for use of educational apps (over 20 minutes). There was no overall change in screen use for socializing with family and friends. Children from lower socioeconomic status households increased screen use both for entertainment and educational app use more so than did children from higher socioeconomic status households. Conclusions:The global pandemic caused by COVID-19 has increased overall electronic screenbased media use. As lives become increasingly digital by necessity, further research is needed to better understand positive and negative consequences of electronic screen-based media use.

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Screen Time in the Coronavirus 2019 Era: International Trends of Increasing Use Among 3- to 7-Year-Old Children

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Coulanges

Friedman

et al. 2021

The Journal of Pediatrics

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“…Globally, children's exposure to digital screens continues to increase [1]. International pediatric societies, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Brazilian Society of Pediatrics, have stated that parents should limit child time of screen exposure.…”

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Screen time and early childhood development in Ceará, Brazil: a population-based study

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Background Globally, children’s exposure to digital screens continues to increase and is associated with adverse effects on child health. We aimed to evaluate the association of screen exposure with child communication, gross-motor, fine-motor, problem-solving, and personal-social development scores. Methods We conducted a population-based, cross-sectional study with cluster sampling among children 0–60 months of age living in the state of Ceará, Brazil. Child screen time was assessed by maternal report and the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations were used to define excessive screen time exposure. Child development was assessed with the Brazilian Ages and Stages Questionnaire. Generalized linear regression was used to determine the association of screen exposure with developmental outcomes. We also examined the potential non-linear relationship of screen time with development scores using spline analyses. Results A total of 3155 children 0–60 months of age had screen time exposure evaluated and 69% percent were identified as exposed to excessive screen time. This percentage of excess screen time increased with child age from 41.7% for children 0–12 months to 85.2% for children 49–60 months. Each additional hour of screen time was associated with lower child communication (standardized mean difference (SMD): -0.03; 95% CI: − 0.04, − 0.02), problem solving (SMD: -0.03; 95% CI: − 0.05, − 0.02) and personal-social (SMD: -0.04; 95% CI: − 0.06, − 0.03) domain scores. Conclusions Excess screen time exposure was highly prevalent and independently associated with poorer development outcomes among children under 5 years of age in Ceará, Brazil.

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“…The World Health Organization ( WHO, 2019 ) has even stricter recommendations: children under 2 should not be allowed any screen time. This may, in part, explain why children from the US were reported to have lower screen time and thus 30 % less likely to be considered “high media users” compared to children from the UK ( Ribner & McHarg, 2021 ). Therefore, these guidelines hold meaningful implications as they may dictate the amount of screen time parents from different countries allow for their children.…”

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Associations between touchscreen exposure and hot and cool inhibitory control in 10-month-old infants

Lui

Hendry

Fiske

et al. 2021

Infant Behavior and Development

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Highlights No association between touchscreen exposure and inhibitory control at 10-months. Touchscreen exposure positively associated with Cognitive Executive Function score. Positive association found only after accounting for sociodemographic variables. Touchscreen exposure during infancy may be less detrimental than previously believed.

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Screens across the pond: Findings from longitudinal screen time research in the US and UK

Cited by 29 publications

References 35 publications

Screen Time in the Coronavirus 2019 Era: International Trends of Increasing Use Among 3- to 7-Year-Old Children

Screen Time in the Coronavirus 2019 Era: International Trends of Increasing Use Among 3- to 7-Year-Old Children

Screen time and early childhood development in Ceará, Brazil: a population-based study

Associations between touchscreen exposure and hot and cool inhibitory control in 10-month-old infants

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