Table 1 Characteristics of participants and parental educational differences
From: Correlates of screen time and mediators of differences by parental education among adolescents
Total sample (n = 702)a | Low parental education | High parental education | p** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 13.64 (0.3) | 13.66 (0.3) | 13.63 (0.3) | 0.33 |
Gender (% female) | 54.0 | 54.9 | 53.3 | 0.70 |
Total screen time (hrs/wk) | 36.34 (17.51) | 41.14 (18.54) | 33.24 (16.12) | < 0.001 |
Self-efficacy to limit TV/movie streaming | 4.84 (3.28) | 4.56 (3.46) | 5.01 (3.14) | 0.08 |
Self-efficacy to limit computer/electronic games | 5.94 (3.91) | 5.53 (4.12) | 6.22 (3.74) | 0.03 |
TV/movie streaming during breakfast | 2.40 (1.35) | 2.51 (1.38) | 2.32 (1.32) | 0.073 |
TV/movie streaming during lunch | 2.34 (1.23) | 2.45 (1.25) | 2.25 (1.19) | 0.030 |
TV/movie streaming during dinner | 2.14 (1.26) | 2.36 (1.30) | 1.98 (1.18) | < 0.001 |
Co-viewing with parents | 3.79 (3.31) | 4.03 (3.75) | 3.62 (2.94) | 0.107 |
Parental modeling | 3.27 (0.80) | 3.42 (0.80) | 3.19 (0.77) | < 0.001 |
Access to screens | 1.93 (0.87) | 2.07 (0.84) | 1.84 (0.88) | 0.001 |
Perceived opportunities for PA in neighborhood | 4.04 (1.09) | 3.91 (1.14) | 4.10 (1.05) | 0.028 |
Neighborhood facilities | 3.65 (1.57) | 3.41 (1.65) | 3.75 (1.52) | 0.006 |
Neighborhood safety | 4.66 (0.79) | 4.62 (0.78) | 4.69 (0.81) | 0.247 |