Maternal characteristics associated with television viewing habits of low-income preschool children.
Maternal characteristics associated with television viewing habits of low-income preschool children.
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DOI：
10.1007/s10826-006-9095-0
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发表时间：
2007-01-01
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Bradley, R. H.
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作者：
Conners, N. A.;Tripathi, S. P.;Bradley, R. H.
很少有研究调查与孩子大量或不恰当地看电视相关的母亲特征。我们调查了儿童电视观看习惯与母亲抑郁症状和育儿信念之间的关系。参与者是 175 名低收入儿童（平均年龄 = 62.1 个月）及其母亲，他们参加了一项针对美国早期启蒙资格儿童的大型全国性研究。我们的样本包括来自两个主要农村地区的家庭。母亲们完成了一项关于孩子在一周和周末看电视的时间、观看节目类型的调查，以及与母亲抑郁症和育儿态度相关的调查问卷。根据母亲的报告，我们样本中的大多数幼儿超过了美国儿科学会建议的总观看时间（每天最多 2 小时），并且大多数人至少观看了一些为成人观众设计的节目。母亲的抑郁症状和对养育子女的信念与孩子观看过多内容以及观看不适合年龄的内容有关。
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 in USA. 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.