Evaluation of children’s screen viewing time and parental role in household context

Nwankwo, F ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6048-8306, Shin, HD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3475-5829, Al-Habaibeh, A ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9867-6011 and Massoud, H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0120-7524, 2019. Evaluation of children’s screen viewing time and parental role in household context. Global Pediatric Health, 6. ISSN 2333-794X

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Abstract

Limited screen time has been recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics for all children and no screen time for children under 2 years of age. With the advancement in technology, the prevalence and detrimental effects of excess screen time on children has become a global problem that can lead to health issues such as obesity and other cardiovascular diseases among both adults and children. This article examines the drivers of screen-related sedentary behavior within the home context and reports on parents’ attitude in supporting children’s associated behavior. The study implemented a mixed method approach of online questionnaire and face-to-face interviews. A total of 140 questionnaires, 10 semistructured interviews, and responses from parents were used to evaluate children’s behavior toward screen use and parents’ perception. The analysis of the article has shown that parents are concerned about their children’s screen time during weekends and holidays with a significant correlation between the number of hours their children spend on on-screen activities and their level of concern (P < .01). Also, for the same P value (P < .01), it has been found that there is a statistically significant positive relationship between children’s screen time and their food and beverages consumption. Children’s use of screen technology is becoming a challenge for parents as they present barriers to healthy physical activities. From the parents’ viewpoint, there is a need to change the screen use habit and this requires an appropriate intervention that promotes gratifying measures to induce more active behaviors to displace screen viewing.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Global Pediatric Health
Creators:	Nwankwo, F., Shin, H.D., Al-Habaibeh, A. and Massoud, H.
Publisher:	Sage
Date:	22 September 2019
Volume:	6
ISSN:	2333-794X
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1177/2333794X19878062 DOI
Rights:	This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
Divisions:	Schools > School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	24 Sep 2019 10:48
Last Modified:	24 Sep 2019 10:48
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/37753

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