Maternal characteristics associated with television viewing habits of low-income preschool children

被引：22

作者：

Conners N.A. ^{[1
,5
]}

Tripathi S.P. ^{[2
]}

Clubb R. ^{[3
]}

Bradley R.H. ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR

[2] Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR

[3] School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Arkansas at Monticello, Monticello, AR

[4] Center for Applied Studies in Education, College of Education, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR

[5] UAMS Partners for Inclusive Communities, North Little Rock, AR 72114

来源：

Journal of Child and Family Studies | 2007年 / 16卷 / 3期

关键词：

Child; Depression; Parenting; Television;

D O I：

10.1007/s10826-006-9095-0

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摘要：

Few studies have examined maternal characteristics associated with heavy or inappropriate television viewing on the part of their children. We investigated the relationship between children's television viewing habits and maternal depressive symptoms and parenting beliefs. The participants were 175 low income children (mean age = 62.1 months) and their mothers who participated in a larger national study of Early Head Start eligible children. Our sample included families from two predominantly rural sites. Mothers completed a survey about the amount of time their children spend watching television during the week and on the weekend, and the types of programs they watch, as well as questionnaires related to maternal depression and parenting attitudes. According to mothers' report, most of the young children in our sample exceeded the total viewing time recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (maximum 2 h per day), and the majority watched at least some programming designed for adult audiences. Maternal depressive symptoms and beliefs about parenting were associated with heavier viewing on the part of the child, as well as with viewing of age-inappropriate content. © 2006 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

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页码：415 / 425

页数：10

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