Association between family screen environment and screen content for preschool children in Shanghai

SUN Yi; YU Tao; PENG Yajun; CHEN Hao; LUO Sha; JIA Yingnan

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2024255

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SUN Yi, YU Tao, PENG Yajun, CHEN Hao, LUO Sha, JIA Yingnan. Association between family screen environment and screen content for preschool children in Shanghai[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2024, 45(8): 1144-1147. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2024255

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SUN Yi, YU Tao, PENG Yajun, CHEN Hao, LUO Sha, JIA Yingnan. Association between family screen environment and screen content for preschool children in Shanghai[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2024, 45(8): 1144-1147. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2024255

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Association between family screen environment and screen content for preschool children in Shanghai

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2024255

SUN Yi¹,
YU Tao²,
PENG Yajun²,
CHEN Hao¹,
LUO Sha^{3
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JIA Yingnan^{1
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School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai (200032), China

Received Date: 2024-01-02
Rev Recd Date: 2024-01-27

Available Online: 2024-08-31

Publish Date: 2024-08-25

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Objective To investigate the current status of screen exposure among preschool children in Shanghai and its association with family screen environment, so as to provide a scientific basis for family screen management. Methods Using a convenient sampling method, a total of 349 preschool children aged 4-6 years were selected from 36 kindergarten classes in Xuhui District and Pudong New Area in Shanghai during April to June in 2023. Demographic characteristics and family screen environment were surveyed through an online questionnaire. Screen exposure of children was assessed using a diary method, with parents recording the activities over a 7-day period. Multiple Logistic regression analysis was employed to identify factors influencing children's screen content. Results The average daily screen exposure time for children was (61.2±40.2) minutes, with an average of (12.4±17.6) minutes spent on educational screen content, 80.8% predominantly watched non-educational screen content. The percentages of time spent on educational screen content for 4-year-old boys, 4-year-old girls, 5-year-old boys, 5-year-old girls, 6-year-old boys, and 6-year-old girls were 20.1%, 14.7%, 21.3%, 21.9%, 20.6%, and 26.9%, respectively. Multivariate Logistic regression showed that children aged 5-year-old (OR=0.49, 95%CI=0.25-0.96) and 6-year-old (OR=0.45, 95%CI=0.21-0.95) were negatively associated with more non-educational screen content (P < 0.05). However, occasional (OR=2.02, 95%CI=1.09-3.75) and sometimes (OR=4.50, 95%CI=1.70-11.90) using electronic devices to calm young child when crying, as well as children using electronic devices without adult supervision (OR=1.81, 95%CI=1.01-3.24) were positively associated with more non-educational screen content (P < 0.05). Conclusions Preschool children in Shanghai exhibit high exposure to non-educational screen content, and family screen environment and parent-child interaction are associated with non-educational screen exposure. Strategies for family screen management should be developed to regulate children's screen exposure behaviors, allowing electronic devices to play a positive role in their developmental process.
- Fixation, ocular,
- Environment,
- Regression analysis,
- Child, preschool

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