ArticleBMJ open2019
Associations between socioeconomic position and changes in children's screen-viewing between ages 6 and 9: a longitudinal study.
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- Adherence to physical activity and screen time recommendations of youth: Demographic differences from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017-2018.Obesity science & practice · 2024Article
- The new normal for children's physical activity and screen viewing: a multi-perspective qualitative analysis of behaviours a year after the COVID-19 lockdowns in the UK.BMC public health · 2023Article
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- Screen-viewing behaviours of children before and after the 2020-21 COVID-19 lockdowns in the UK: a mixed methods study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Associations between socioeconomic position and young people's physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the UK: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Prospective Association of Maternal Educational Level with Child's Physical Activity, Screen Time, and Diet Quality.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Manual Dexterity is not Related to Media Viewing but is Related to Perceptual Bias in School-Age Children.Brain sciences · 2020Article
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objectivesTo explore socioeconomic differences in screen-viewing at ages 6 and 9, and how these are related to different media uses.
designLongitudinal cohort study.
settingChildren recruited from 57 state-funded primary schools in Southwest England, UK.
participants1299 children at ages 5-6, 1223 children at ages 8-9, including 685 children at both time points. OUTCOME MEASURES: Children's total screen-viewing time (parent-reported) and time spent using multiple screen devices simultaneously (multiscreen viewing), for weekdays and weekends.
methodsNegative binomial regression was used to model associations between socioeconomic variables (highest household education and area deprivation) and total screen-viewing at age 6 and the change from age 6 to 9. We additionally adjusted for child characteristics, parental influences and media devices in the home. Multiscreen viewing was analysed separately.
resultsHousehold education was associated with children's screen-viewing at age 6 with lower screen-viewing in higher socioeconomic groups (21%-27% less in households with a Degree or Higher Degree, compared with General Certificate of Secondary Education: GCSE). These differences were explained by the presence of games consoles, parental limits on screen-viewing and average parent screen-viewing. Between ages 6 and 9, there were larger increases in screen-viewing for children from A level and Degree households (13% and 6%, respectively, in the week) and a decrease in Higher Degree households (16%), compared with GCSE households. Differences by household education remained when adjusting for media devices and parental factors.
conclusionsChildren's screen-viewing patterns differ by parental education with higher levels of viewing among children living in households with lower educational qualifications. These differences are already present at age 6, and continue at age 9. Strategies to manage child sedentary time, and particularly screen-viewing, may need to take account of the socioeconomic differences and target strategies to specific groups.
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