Prevalence and Predictors of Background Television Among Infants and Toddlers from Low-Income Homes |
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| Affiliation: | 2. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States;1. Division of Developmental Neuroscience, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan;2. Department of Medical Innovation, Osaka University Hospital, Osaka, Japan;3. Department of Medical Physics and Engineering, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan;4. Department of Children and Women’s Health, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan;1. School of Psychology, The University of Auckland, New Zealand;2. Auckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland, New Zealand;1. Department of Primary Education, University of Potsdam, Germany;2. Department of Linguistics, University of Potsdam, Germany;3. Department of Inclusive Education, University of Potsdam, Germany;4. Department of Education and Psychology, Free University of Berlin, Germany;1. Max Planck Research Group Naturalistic Social Cognition, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Lentzeallee 94, 14195, Berlin, Germany;2. Laboratory of Developmental Neuroscience, Università Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro de Portillo 5, 00128, Rome, Italy |
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| Abstract: | TV use could be detrimental to children’s development because it may displace enriching activities like shared reading and caregiver-child interaction or disrupt children’s interactions with the adults in their lives by distracting both parties. Some prior research has shown that demographic factors (maternal education, siblings) and maternal mental health (depression risk and parenting stress) may predict household TV, but findings are mixed. Household TV is defined here as whether or how much the TV is on in the home. In the current study, we examine the following research questions: (a) what is the prevalence of household TV (i.e., whether or how much the TV is on) in the homes of infants and toddlers in a sample of families from low-income homes? and (b) do demographic characteristics (i.e., maternal education level and presence of siblings in the home), and maternal mental health (i.e., depression risk and parenting stress) predict household TV (i.e., whether or how much the TV is on)? Mothers (N = 220) reported on their household TV, education level, siblings in the home, depression risk, and parenting stress when children were four to seven months of age and again at 15–19 months of age. Results showed a high level of household TV, especially during infancy. Furthermore, education level, but not siblings, depression risk, or parenting stress, was related to household TV during infancy and toddlerhood. These findings are discussed in relation to prior research and the potential for informing future interventions or education efforts. |
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| Keywords: | Household television media Parenting stress Depression |
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