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Screen Time Parenting Practices and Associations with Preschool Children’s TV Viewing and Weight-Related Outcomes

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  • Cody D. Neshteruk

    (Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Duke University, 200 Morris Street, Durham, NC 27701, USA)

  • Gina L. Tripicchio

    (Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA)

  • Stephanie Lobaugh

    (Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA)

  • Amber E. Vaughn

    (Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA)

  • Courtney T. Luecking

    (Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA)

  • Stephanie Mazzucca

    (Prevention Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA)

  • Dianne S. Ward

    (Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
    Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine associations between screen time (ST) parenting practices and 2–5-year-old children’s TV viewing and weight status. Data were collected from 252 parent–child dyads enrolled in a randomized parent-focused childhood obesity prevention trial from 2009–2012. ST parenting practices were assessed at baseline using a validated parent-reported survey. Parent-reported child TV viewing and objectively measured anthropometrics were assessed at baseline, post-intervention (35 weeks), and follow-up (59 weeks). Marginal effect models were developed to test the association between baseline ST parenting practices and children’s TV viewing, BMI z-score, and waist circumference across all time points. Limiting/monitoring ST was associated with decreased weekly TV viewing (β = −1.79, 95% CI: −2.61; −0.95), while exposure to TV was associated with more weekly TV viewing over 59 weeks (β = 1.23, 95% CI: 0.71; 1.75). Greater parent use of ST as a reward was associated with increased child BMI z-score (β = 0.15, 95% CI: 0.03; 0.27), while limiting/monitoring ST was associated with decreased BMI z-score (β = −0.16, 95% CI: −0.30; −0.01) and smaller waist circumference (β = −0.55, 95% CI: −1.04; −0.06) over the study period. These findings suggest that modifying parent ST practices may be an important strategy to reduce ST and promote healthy weight in young children.

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  • Cody D. Neshteruk & Gina L. Tripicchio & Stephanie Lobaugh & Amber E. Vaughn & Courtney T. Luecking & Stephanie Mazzucca & Dianne S. Ward, 2021. "Screen Time Parenting Practices and Associations with Preschool Children’s TV Viewing and Weight-Related Outcomes," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(14), pages 1-9, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:14:p:7359-:d:591458
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    1. Sangha Lee & Sungju Kim & Sujin Yang & Yunmi Shin, 2022. "Effects of Frequent Smartphone Use on Sleep Problems in Children under 7 Years of Age in Korea: A 4-Year Longitudinal Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(16), pages 1-11, August.

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