UNLABELLED: This study examined if parental TV viewing, parental self-efficacy or access to media equipment were associated with TV viewing among UK preschool-aged children. Data were derived from a cross-sectional survey of 252 parents of 3-5-year-old children. Parents reported child and parent TV viewing and the number of TVs, DVDs, computers, games consoles, hand-held games consoles, music players and laptop computers in the home. Parents also completed scales which assessed their self-efficacy to limit the screen viewing (SV) and promote the physical activity (PA) and their own PA self-efficacy. Analysis indicated that around two thirds of the children spent two or more hours per day watching TV while 75 % of parents watched ≥ 2 h of TV per day. Logistic regression models showed that children who had a parent who watched ≥ 2 h of TV per day were over five times more likely to also watch ≥ 2 h of TV per day. Each unit increase in parental self-efficacy to limit SV was associated with a 77 % reduction in the likelihood that the child watched ≥ 2 h of TV per day. Each additional piece of media equipment in the home was associated with a 28 % increase in the likelihood that parents watched ≥ 2 h of TV per day. CONCLUSION: Family-based interventions focusing on changing access to home media equipment and building parental self-efficacy to reduce child TV viewing could form part of efforts to reduce TV viewing among preschool children.
UNLABELLED: This study examined if parental TV viewing, parental self-efficacy or access to media equipment were associated with TV viewing among UK preschool-aged children. Data were derived from a cross-sectional survey of 252 parents of 3-5-year-old children. Parents reported child and parent TV viewing and the number of TVs, DVDs, computers, games consoles, hand-held games consoles, music players and laptop computers in the home. Parents also completed scales which assessed their self-efficacy to limit the screen viewing (SV) and promote the physical activity (PA) and their own PA self-efficacy. Analysis indicated that around two thirds of the children spent two or more hours per day watching TV while 75 % of parents watched ≥ 2 h of TV per day. Logistic regression models showed that children who had a parent who watched ≥ 2 h of TV per day were over five times more likely to also watch ≥ 2 h of TV per day. Each unit increase in parental self-efficacy to limit SV was associated with a 77 % reduction in the likelihood that the child watched ≥ 2 h of TV per day. Each additional piece of media equipment in the home was associated with a 28 % increase in the likelihood that parents watched ≥ 2 h of TV per day. CONCLUSION: Family-based interventions focusing on changing access to home media equipment and building parental self-efficacy to reduce child TV viewing could form part of efforts to reduce TV viewing among preschool children.
Authors: Russell Jago; Angie Page; Karsten Froberg; Luis B Sardinha; Lena Klasson-Heggebø; Lars B Andersen Journal: Prev Med Date: 2008-08-03 Impact factor: 4.018
Authors: Russell Jago; Kirsten K Davison; Janice L Thompson; Angie S Page; Rowan Brockman; Kenneth R Fox Journal: Pediatrics Date: 2011-08-22 Impact factor: 7.124
Authors: Russell Jago; Janice L Thompson; Simon J Sebire; Lesley Wood; Laura Pool; Jesmond Zahra; Deborah A Lawlor Journal: Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act Date: 2014-04-23 Impact factor: 6.457
Authors: Darcy A Thompson; Sarah J Schmiege; Susan L Johnson; Elizabeth A Vandewater; Richard E Boles; Ruth E Zambrana; Jerusha Lev; Jeanne M Tschann Journal: Acad Pediatr Date: 2018-05-17 Impact factor: 3.107
Authors: Elizabeth B Miller; Caitlin F Canfield; Helena Wippick; Daniel S Shaw; Pamela A Morris; Alan L Mendelsohn Journal: Infant Behav Dev Date: 2022-03-07
Authors: Si Ning Goh; Long Hua Teh; Wei Rong Tay; Saradha Anantharaman; Rob M van Dam; Chuen Seng Tan; Hwee Ling Chua; Pey Gein Wong; Falk Müller-Riemenschneider Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2016-01-25 Impact factor: 2.692