Young low-income ethnic minority children watch less television when their mothers regulate what they are viewing.
Young low-income ethnic minority children watch less television when their mothers regulate what they are viewing.
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当母亲控制他们观看的内容时,年轻的低收入少数族裔儿童看的电视就会减少。
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10.1111/apa.12879
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发表时间:
2015
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Tschann,JeanneM
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Thompson,DarcyA;Vandewater,ElizabethA;Matson,PamelaA;Tschann,JeanneM
AimParenting practices can reduce how much television (TV) children watch. This study evaluated the longitudinal association between maternal regulation of TV content and the amount of TV watched by low‐income ethnic minority children.MethodsThis was a secondary data analysis of theWelfare, Children & Families: A Three City Study. Data were used from ethnic minority mothers with a child from birth to 4 years old, collected over two waves approximately 16 months apart. The dependent variable was the amount of TV watched by the child (wave two). The main independent variable was the maternal regulation of TV content (wave one). Using multiple linear regression, we evaluated the relationship between maternal regulation of TV content and the amount of TV watched by the child, adjusting for covariates.ResultsOf the 835 mothers, 71% were high content regulators and 8% reported no content regulation. Children whose mothers reported no regulation watched more TV approximately 16 months later than those whose mothers reported high regulation of content (β= 0.91, 95% CI: 0.09–1.73).ConclusionOur findings suggest that regulating content influences viewing amounts in young children approximately 16 months later. Interventions focused on heightening parental regulation of content may improve content and diminish viewing amounts.