Department of Nursing, Daejin University, Pocheon-si, Republic of Korea.
College of Nursing, ShinHan University, 30, Beolmadeul-ro 40beon-gil, Dongducheon-si, 11340, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
BMC Pediatr. 2024 Oct 21;24(1):672. doi: 10.1186/s12887-024-05148-5.
Children spend a significant amount of time engaging in sedentary behaviors, defined as activities that do not increase energy expenditure significantly above resting levels, such as watching TV and playing PC/video games. Increased screen time is a significant public health concern because children are in a developmental stage where lifestyle behaviors predict various health outcomes in adulthood and beyond. This study explores the links between parent-child attachment, ego resilience, and children's screen time.
This cross-sectional correlation study uses 1,163 parents and their children data from the 12th Panel Survey of Korean Children. The study instruments were a modified Armsden and Greenberg scale of parent-child attachment and modified the children's ego resilience scale of the Block and Kremen. Children's screen time was classified as more than 2 h per day spent watching television, playing on computers, or playing video games in their leisure time.
Study results show a negative association between father-child attachment and children's screen time (ß = -0.43, p < .001) and a positive association between father-child attachment and ego resilience (ß = 0.24, p < .001). Ego resilience showed a negative link to children's screen time after adjusting for parental attachment (ß =- 0.03, p = .009). Father-child attachment link to children's screen time (ß = -0.36, p < .001) continued even though the association was slightly reduced in magnitude after adjusting for ego resilience.
Our findings show the mediating role of ego resilience on a negative path of father-child attachment to children's screen time. This finding emphasizes the importance of fostering solid father-child relationships and enhancing children's psychological resilience as critical strategies for reducing excessive screen time. By addressing emotional support and resilience-building, interventions can more effectively promote healthier behavioral outcomes in children.
儿童花大量时间从事久坐行为，久坐行为是指不会显著增加能量消耗的活动，如看电视和玩电脑/视频游戏。增加屏幕时间是一个重大的公共卫生问题，因为儿童正处于发展阶段，生活方式行为会预测成年后及以后的各种健康结果。本研究探讨了亲子依恋、自我韧性与儿童屏幕时间之间的联系。
本横断面相关性研究使用了来自第 12 次韩国儿童面板调查的 1163 对父母及其子女的数据。研究工具是改良的 Armsden 和 Greenberg 亲子依恋量表和改良的 Block 和 Kremen 儿童自我韧性量表。儿童的屏幕时间被定义为在闲暇时间看电视、玩电脑或玩电子游戏超过 2 小时。
研究结果表明，父亲与孩子的依恋与孩子的屏幕时间呈负相关（β = -0.43，p < 0.001），父亲与孩子的依恋与自我韧性呈正相关（β = 0.24，p < 0.001）。在调整父母依恋后，自我韧性与儿童屏幕时间呈负相关（β =- 0.03，p = 0.009）。即使在调整自我韧性后，父亲与孩子的依恋与儿童屏幕时间的关系（β = -0.36，p < 0.001）略有减弱，但仍具有相关性。
我们的研究结果表明，自我韧性在父亲与孩子的依恋对儿童屏幕时间的负向路径中起中介作用。这一发现强调了培养牢固的亲子关系和增强儿童心理韧性的重要性，这是减少过度屏幕时间的关键策略。通过提供情感支持和建立韧性，可以更有效地促进儿童的健康行为结果。
