ArticlePloS one2024
The relationship between screen time and gross motor movement: A cross-sectional study of pre-school aged left-behind children in China.
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Correlation of Gross Motor Movement, and Balance With Screen Time in Healthy Children
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Sedentary behavior and early childhood health: associations between screen exposure, body mass index, and foot arch structure in preschool children.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Swipes vs. Strides: How Mobile Media Use Shapes Children's Gross and Fine Motor Skills.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Interrelationship of Preschoolers' Gross Motor Skills, Digital Game Addiction Tendency, and Parents' Parenting Styles.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Assessing the Impact of Screen Time on the Motor Development of Children: A Systematic Review.Pediatric discovery · 2025Review
- Relationship Between the Use of Screens and the Motor Development of Children from 8 to 10 Years of Age.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Association of Screen Content With Early Development Among Preschoolers in Shanghai: 7-Day Monitoring Study With Auto Intelligent Technology.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
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- Multistakeholder Perspectives on the Determinants of Family Fundamental Movement Skills Practice: A Qualitative Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the level of screen time and gross motor movement level and the correlation between them in left-behind children aged 3 to 6 years old in China.
methodsA randomized whole-group sampling method was used to study 817 left-behind children aged 3-6 years in 15 kindergartens in Xiangcheng city, Henan province. The third version of the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD-3) was used to test the children's gross motor movement level, and the screen time questionnaire was used to test the children's screen time level. The relationship between the two and the indicators was explored using Pearson's two-sided correlation and multilevel regression.
resultsThe average daily screen time of left-behind children aged 3-6 years old increased with age, and the reporting rate of >2 h/d ranged from 22.43% to 33.73%; gross motor movement of left-behind children aged 3-6 years old increased with age, with significant differences between age (p<0.05). There was a low to moderate negative correlation (r = -0.133 to -0.354, p<0.05) between screen time and gross motor movement in children aged 3-6 years, and multiple regression analysis showed that screen time was predictive of gross motor movement in children (p<0.05), with an explanation rate of 21.4%.
conclusionThere is a correlation between screen time and gross motor movement development in children aged 3-6 years old left behind, and the gross motor movement ability of children aged 3-6 years old can be developed by reducing screen time and increasing physical activity.
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