ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
A Longitudinal Study of the Relation between Childhood Activities and Psychosocial Adjustment in Early Adolescence.
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- Isotemporal substitution effect of 24-hour movement behavior on the mental health of Chinese preschool children.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Examining family pre-pandemic influences on adolescent psychosocial wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2022Article
- Early-life activities mediate the association between family socioeconomic status in early childhood and physical fitness in early adolescence.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough an increasing body of research shows that excessive screen time could impair brain development, whereas non-screen recreational activities can promote the development of adaptive emotion regulation and social skills, there is a lack of comparative research on this topic. Hence, this study examined whether and to what extent the frequency of early-life activities predicted later externalizing and internalizing problems.
methodsIn 2012/13, we recruited Kindergarten 3 (K3) students from randomly selected kindergartens in two districts of Hong Kong and collected parent-report data on children's screen activities and parent-child activities. In 2018/19, we re-surveyed the parents of 323 students (aged 11 to 13 years) with question items regarding their children's externalizing and internalizing symptoms in early adolescence. Linear regression analyses were conducted to examine the associations between childhood activities and psychosocial problems in early adolescence.
resultsEarly-life parent-child activities (β = -0.14,
conclusionsParent-child play time is important for healthy psychosocial development. More efforts should be directed to urge parents and caregivers to replace child-alone screen time with parent-child play time.
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