Table 2 Measures of media use (N = 103)
From: A systematic review of media parenting in the context of childhood obesity research
Characteristic | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Media use measured | Â | Â |
 No | 22 | 21 % |
 Yesa | 81 | 79 % |
  Child use only | 37 | 36 % |
  Parent use only | 7 | 7 % |
  Both parent and child use | 37 | 36 % |
Method used to measure media use | Â | Â |
 Questionnaire | 79 | 77 % |
 Log/journal | 1 | 1 % |
 Video diary | 0 | 0 % |
 Other | 1 | 1 % |
Respondent reporting media use | Â | Â |
 Parent reported | 55 | 53 % |
 Child reported | 5 | 5 % |
 Both parent and child reported | 20 | 19 % |
Devices Measureda | Â | |
 Device-specific data are available | 44 | 43 % |
  TV | 44 | 43 % |
  Video games | 21 | 20 % |
  Computer | 21 | 20 % |
  DVD/video player | 12 | 12 % |
  Smartphone | 3 | 3 % |
  Laptop | 1 | 1 % |
  Tablet | 0 | 0 % |
 Device-specific data are not availableb | 37 | 36 % |
Other measures of child media exposurea | Â | Â |
 Media in the child’s bedroom | 38 | 37 % |
  TV | 35 | 34 % |
  Computer | 16 | 16 % |
  Video games | 11 | 11 % |
  DVD/video player | 7 | 7 % |
  Laptop | 3 | 3 % |
  Tablet | 1 | 1 % |
  Smartphone | 1 | 1 % |
 Screen use during mealtime | 18 | 17 % |
 Number of devices in home | 17 | 17 % |
 Passive media exposure | 4 | 4 % |