Table 2 Associations of children’s media use (n = 296), mother’s media use (n = 224), and parent–child interaction scores (n = 296) with early childhood development percentile ranksa.

From: Associations of media use and early childhood development: cross-sectional findings from the LIFE Child study

Dependent variables (b, 95% CI)b

Independent variables

 

High screen time of childrenc

High screen time of mothersd

Parent–child interaction score

Body motor skills

3.13 (−4.17 to 10.42)

0.90 (−6.60 to 8.40)

0.41e (0.01 to 0.82)

Hand motor skills

−1.88 (−9.14 to 5.38)

−3.71 (−11.49 to 4.06)

0.05 (−0.35 to 0.46)

Cognition skills

−10.96f (−18.69 to −3.24)

−4.52 (−12.64 to 3.60)

0.57f (0.14 to 1.00)

Language skills

−12.88f (−20.19 to −5.57)

−6.28 (−14.57 to 2.00)

0.48e (0.07 to 0.90)

Social–emotional skills

−7.80e (−15.45 to −0.14)

0.16 (−8.18 to 8.49)

0.80f (0.38 to 1.22)

  1. Bold values indicate significant associations.
  2. aAll associations are adjusted for age, sex, and SES.
  3. bb = regression coefficient, non-standardized; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval.
  4. cHigh screen time for children: >1 h/day.
  5. dHigh screen time for mothers: >5 h/day.
  6. eLevel of significance 0.05.
  7. fLevel of significance <0.01.
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