Robinson Chelsea A, Domoff Sarah E, Kasper Nicole, Peterson Karen E, Miller Alison L
Central Michigan University, Department of Psychology, 101 Sloan Hall, Mt. Pleasant, MI, 48859, USA.
Central Michigan University, Department of Psychology, 101 Sloan Hall, Mt. Pleasant, MI, 48859, USA; University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Department of Health Behavior & Health, Education, 3718 SPH I, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2029, USA.
Appetite. 2022 Feb 1;169:105800. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105800. Epub 2021 Nov 9.
Although television viewing during mealtime has been shown to associate with greater consumption of energy-dense foods, little is known about how new technological devices may influence children's food consumption. Because the number and type of media accessible to children continue to increase, this study examines the association between the presence of various media (TVs, mobile devices, video games, laptops) during mealtime and the healthfulness of children's meals. In this study, 61 primary caregivers of children ages 3-5 years and 10-13 years old participated in video-recorded dinner meals, which were reliably coded for media use, including number of media present. The overall healthfulness of the meals was coded using the Healthy Meal Index (HMI). Linear regression models were used to examine associations between number of media devices present during the meal and HMI, adjusting for parental education, income-to-needs ratio, and child race. Results indicate that the number of media present during the meal is inversely associated with HMI Total scores (B = -.29, p < .01; F(4, 53) = 9.97, p < .01). In other words, as the number of mealtime media devices increases, the healthfulness of children's meals decreases. These results suggest that media and device use during mealtime may be an additional childhood risk factor for poor meal quality, and parents should make efforts to limit mealtime media and device use.
尽管有研究表明，就餐时看电视与摄入更多高热量食物有关，但对于新技术设备如何影响儿童的食物消费，我们却知之甚少。由于儿童可接触到的媒体数量和种类不断增加，本研究调查了就餐时各种媒体（电视、移动设备、电子游戏、笔记本电脑）的存在与儿童膳食健康程度之间的关联。在这项研究中，61名3至5岁以及10至13岁儿童的主要照料者参与了晚餐视频录制，研究人员对用餐时使用媒体的情况进行了可靠编码，包括出现的媒体数量。膳食的整体健康程度使用健康膳食指数（HMI）进行编码。采用线性回归模型来研究用餐时出现的媒体设备数量与HMI之间的关联，并对家长的教育程度、收入需求比和孩子的种族进行了调整。结果表明，用餐时出现的媒体数量与HMI总分呈负相关（B = -0.29，p < 0.01；F(4, 53) = 9.97，p < 0.01）。换句话说，随着用餐时媒体设备数量的增加，儿童膳食的健康程度会下降。这些结果表明，用餐时使用媒体和设备可能是导致儿童膳食质量不佳的另一个风险因素，家长应努力限制用餐时使用媒体和设备。
