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Screen Time Parenting Practices and Associations with Preschool Children’s TV Viewing and Weight-Related Outcomes
Neshteruk, Cody D. Lobaugh, Stephanie Vaughn, Amber E. Luecking, Courtney T. Mazzucca, Stephanie Ward, Dianne S.
Neshteruk, Cody D.
Lobaugh, Stephanie
Vaughn, Amber E.
Luecking, Courtney T.
Mazzucca, Stephanie
Ward, Dianne S.
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2021-07-09
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https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147359
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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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Neshteruk, C.D.; Tripicchio, G.L.; Lobaugh, S.; Vaughn, A.E.; Luecking, C.T.; Mazzucca, S.; Ward, D.S. Screen Time Parenting Practices and Associations with Preschool Children’s TV Viewing and Weight-Related Outcomes. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 7359. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147359
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