High levels of screen time were associated with increased probabilities of lagged development in 3‐year‐old children

Aim This study determined whether higher screen time was associated with the development of 3‐year‐old children in Taiwan. It also examined whether differences would be found between television and other screen‐based media in the probability of lagged development. Methods We examined 2139 children a...

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Published in:Acta Paediatrica 2022-09, Vol.111 (9), p.1736-1742
Main Authors: Yu, Yen‐Ting, Hsieh, Ton‐Lin, Lin, Gong‐Hong, Lee, Shih‐Chieh, Huang, Chien‐Yu, Chen, Kuan‐Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child, Preschool
Children
Computers
Humans
lagged development
neurological development
Parenting
Parents
Probability
Screen Time
screen‐based media
Television
Video Games
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Summary:Aim This study determined whether higher screen time was associated with the development of 3‐year‐old children in Taiwan. It also examined whether differences would be found between television and other screen‐based media in the probability of lagged development. Methods We examined 2139 children aged 3 years and their parents. The association between daily screen time was assessed using multiple logistic regression analysis. All the odds ratios (ORs) were calculated using the rates of lagged developmental achievement, with the group who used screens for less than 1 h a day as the reference category. Screen time comprised television and other screen‐based media, such as smartphones, touch screens, computers and laptops. Results Children who used screens for more than 3 h per day had the lowest developmental scores and highest probabilities of lagged development. The children who used other screen‐based media for more than 1 h per day had greater probabilities of lagged developmental achievements (ORs 1.85–4.98, all p 
ISSN:0803-5253
1651-2227
DOI:10.1111/apa.16373