Table 1 Characteristics of correlates of screen time in Chinese preschoolers
From: Correlates of preschoolers’ screen time in China: parental factors
Variables | Screen time (ST), \(\overline{\mathrm{X} }\)(SD)/n(%), n = 1424 | X2 or t | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | ≤ 1 h/d, n = 800 | > 1 h/d, n = 624 | |||
Child sex | |||||
Girls | 704 (49.4) | 394 (49.2) | 310 (49.7) | 0.03 | 0.872 |
Boys | 720 (50.6) | 406 (50.8) | 314 (50.3) | ||
Child age (years) | 4.52 (0.86) | 4.45 (0.87) | 4.60 (0.84) | -3.24 | 0.001 |
Parental age | |||||
Father (≥ 40 years) | 137 (9.6) | 96 (12.0) | 41 (6.6) | 11.89 | < 0.001 |
Mother (≥ 40 years) | 74 (5.2) | 45 (5.6) | 29 (4.6) | 0.68 | 0.410 |
Parental education levels | |||||
Father (high school and more) | 1133 (79.6) | 621 (77.6) | 512 (82.1) | 4.22 | 0.040 |
Mother (high school and more) | 1098 (77.1) | 603 (75.4) | 495 (79.3) | 3.10 | 0.078 |
Parental ST | |||||
Father (> 1 h/d) | 1080 (75.8) | 560 (70.0) | 520 (83.3) | 34.02 | < 0.001 |
Mother (> 1 h/d) | 996 (69.9) | 515 (64.4) | 481 (77.1) | 26.93 | < 0.001 |
Accessibility of screen devices | 3.68 (1.03) | 3.47 (1.07) | 3.95 (0.91) | -8.92 | < 0.001 |
Eats while screen viewing | 2.74 (1.06) | 2.47 (1.03) | 3.09 (1.00) | -11.53 | < 0.001 |
Parent–child screen viewing | 2.67 (0.90) | 2.54 (0.88) | 2.84 (0.89) | -6.49 | < 0.001 |
Child cared by parent | 809 (56.8) | 484 (60.5) | 325 (52.1) | 10.12 | 0.001 |
Parental perception on child ST | 1.43 (0.82) | 1.40 (0.82) | 1.48 (0.82) | -1.95 | 0.051 |
Family rules on child ST | 1.63 (0.82) | 1.46 (0.74) | 1.84 (0.87) | -8.85 | < 0.001 |