Department of Behavioral, Applied Sciences & Criminal Justice, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX 78045, USA.
J Psychiatr Res. 2011 Jun;45(6):808-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2010.11.010. Epub 2010 Dec 7.
Research on youth mental health has increasingly indicated the importance of multivariate analyses of multiple risk factors for negative outcomes. Television and video game use have often been posited as potential contributors to attention problems, but previous studies have not always been well-controlled or used well-validated outcome measures. The current study examines the multivariate nature of risk factors for attention problems symptomatic of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and poor school performance.
A predominantly Hispanic population of 603 children (ages 10-14) and their parents/guardians responded to multiple behavioral measures. Outcome measures included parent and child reported attention problem behaviors on the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) as well as poor school performance as measured by grade point average (GPA).
Results found that internal factors such as male gender, antisocial traits, family environment and anxiety best predicted attention problems. School performance was best predicted by family income. Television and video game use, whether total time spent using, or exposure to violent content specifically, did not predict attention problems or GPA.
Television and video game use do not appear to be significant predictors of childhood attention problems. Intervention and prevention efforts may be better spent on other risk factors.
越来越多的青少年心理健康研究表明，对多种风险因素进行多元分析对于负面结果很重要。电视和电子游戏的使用经常被认为是注意力问题的潜在原因，但以前的研究并不总是得到很好的控制或使用经过良好验证的结果测量。本研究考察了与注意力缺陷多动障碍和学业成绩不佳相关的注意力问题的多种风险因素的多元性质。
一个以西班牙裔为主的 603 名儿童（年龄在 10-14 岁之间）及其父母/监护人对多项行为措施做出了回应。结果测量包括父母和孩子根据儿童行为检查表（CBCL）报告的注意力问题行为，以及平均绩点（GPA）衡量的学业成绩不佳。
研究结果发现，内部因素，如男性性别、反社会特征、家庭环境和焦虑，是预测注意力问题的最佳因素。家庭收入最能预测学校表现。看电视和玩电子游戏的总时间，或者专门接触暴力内容，均不能预测注意力问题或 GPA。
电视和电子游戏的使用似乎不是儿童注意力问题的重要预测因素。干预和预防措施可能最好针对其他风险因素。
