Status quo of screen time and influencing factors of excessive screen time in preschool children from central Gansu Province

HUANG Lei; LI Jiayue; MA Zhengyuan; WANG Pengli; WU Xiaoyan; GAO Yang; GUO Jinxian

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2023-0946

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2025, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (1) : 49-54. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2023-0946

Status quo of screen time and influencing factors of excessive screen time in preschool children from central Gansu Province

HUANG Lei¹, LI Jiayue¹, MA Zhengyuan², WANG Pengli¹, WU Xiaoyan³, GAO Yang¹, GUO Jinxian¹

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Objective To investigate preschool children's screen time and related influencing factors of excessive screen time in central Gansu Province, so as to provide reference for formulating relevant prevention and control intervention measures and promoting children's health. Methods From February to May 2023, 8 kindergartens were randomly selected in 3 cities (Lanzhou, Baiyin and Linxia) in central Gansu Province by cluster sampling method and 2 188 parents of children aged 3 - 6 years old were surveyed, finally 2 073 valid questionnaires were collected.Multivariate Logistic regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of excessive screen time. Results In the central area of Gansu Province, preschool children spent [1.64(0.83,3.14)]h in video screen every day.The report rate of screen time ≥2h/d in a week was 45.39%, and 64.79% on weekends.Logistic regression analysis showed that ≥4 years old (OR=2.183, 95%CI:1.392 - 3.425), dwelling in Linxia City (OR=1.429, 95%CI:1.030 - 2.017), no restrictions on children's use of electronic products (OR=1.681, 95%CI:1.188 - 2.379), frequent use of electronic products alone (OR=2.212, 95%CI:1.768 - 2.767), and parents' watching TV time ≥1h/d (OR=1.945, 95%CI:1.548 - 2.444) were the risk factors for children's excessive screen time(P＜0.05).Maternal education level above university (OR=0.521, 95%CI:0.360 - 0.753) and using electronic products for education (OR=0.786, 95%CI:0.632 - 0.978) were protective factors for children's excessive screen time. Conclusions In central Gansu Province, the situation of preschool children with excessive video screens is in need of urgent attention, and is closely related to children's age, the literacy level of their parents, and home video screen environment, so targeted education and intervention efforts should be carried out.

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computer terminal / screen time / preschool children

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HUANG Lei, LI Jiayue, MA Zhengyuan, WANG Pengli, WU Xiaoyan, GAO Yang, GUO Jinxian. Status quo of screen time and influencing factors of excessive screen time in preschool children from central Gansu Province[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2025, 33(1): 49-54 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2023-0946

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