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Table 2 Pooled OLS regression models of the associations of parental attitudes and health behaviors with the ST of children (N = 4,648)

From: Associations of parental attitudes and health behaviors with children’s screen time over four years

 

Dependent variable: Children’s screen time

Base model

Children’s gender moderation

Children’s age moderation

Family income moderation

β

95% CI

β

95% CI

β

95% CI

β

95% CI

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

Paternal attitude toward TV viewing

0.19

-0.38

0.76

-0.01

-0.78

0.76

-0.49

-1.43

0.46

1.27

-1.04

3.58

Maternal attitude toward TV viewing

-0.04

-0.61

0.54

0.04

-0.73

0.81

-0.41

-1.29

0.47

-2.48

-5.36

0.40

Paternal attitude toward PA

0.17

-0.53

0.87

0.70

-0.26

1.66

-1.01

-2.08

0.06

-1.20

-4.76

2.37

Maternal attitude toward PA

0.00

-0.72

0.71

-0.30

-1.27

0.67

0.13

-0.95

1.20

0.59

-2.61

3.80

Paternal ST

0.09 ***

0.06

0.12

0.10***

0.06

0.14

0.06*

0.01

0.11

0.07

-0.12

0.25

Maternal ST

0.10 ***

0.06

0.13

0.07**

0.03

0.12

0.13***

0.07

0.19

0.38***

0.21

0.55

Paternal PA

0.07

-0.07

0.22

0.07

-0.11

0.26

0.06

-0.18

0.30

0.15

-0.57

0.88

Maternal PA

0.03

-0.12

0.17

0.11

-0.10

0.32

0.04

-0.21

0.29

-0.12

-0.87

0.63

Paternal cigarettes smoking

0.02

-0.02

0.07

0.03

-0.04

0.09

0.005

-0.07

0.08

0.06

-0.10

0.22

Maternal cigarettes smoking

0.03

-0.28

0.34

-0.40

-0.91

0.12

-30

-0.99

0.39

-0.80

-3.09

1.50

Paternal alcohol drinking

0.30 *

0.05

0.56

0.30

-0.05

0.65

-0.13

-0.55

0.28

0.14

-1.10

1.39

Maternal alcohol drinking

-0.14

-0.84

0.55

0.21

-0.74

1.16

-0.29

-1.49

0.91

-1.65

-4.78

1.48

Paternal attitude toward TV viewing × girls

   

0.40

-0.65

1.44

      

Maternal attitude toward TV viewing × girls

   

-0.15

-1.18

0.89

      

Paternal attitude towards PA × girls

   

-1.19

-2.55

0.16

      

Maternal attitude towards PA × girls

   

0.65

-0.67

1.97

      

Paternal ST × girls

   

-0.02

-0.08

0.04

      

Maternal ST × girls

   

0.04

-0.02

0.11

      

Paternal PA × girls

   

-0.01

-0.29

0.27

      

Maternal PA × girls

   

-0.17

-0.45

0.12

      

Paternal smoking × girls

   

-0.01

-0.10

0.07

      

Maternal smoking × girls

   

0.53*

0.01

1.06

      

Paternal drinking × girls

   

-0.004

-0.49

0.49

      

Maternal drinking × girls

   

-0.76

-2.07

0.54

      

Paternal attitude toward TV viewing × age

      

0.06

-0.04

0.17

   

Maternal attitude toward TV viewing × age

      

0.04

-0.06

0.14

   

Paternal attitude towards PA × age

      

0.12*

0.01

0.23

   

Maternal attitude towards PA × age

      

-0.02

-0.13

0.10

   

Paternal ST × age

      

0.003

0.00

0.01

   

Maternal ST × age

      

-0.004

-0.01

0.00

   

Paternal PA × age

      

0.002

-0.02

0.02

   

Maternal PA × age

      

-0.001

-0.02

0.02

   

Paternal smoking × age

      

0.002

0.00

0.01

   

Maternal smoking × age

      

0.02

-0.02

0.06

   

Paternal drinking × age

      

0.04

0.00

0.08

   

Maternal drinking × age

      

0.02

-0.08

0.12

   

Paternal attitude toward TV viewing × log(family income)

         

-0.13

-0.38

0.13

Maternal attitude toward TV viewing × log(family income)

         

0.27

-0.04

0.58

Paternal attitude toward PA × log(family income)

         

0.14

-0.24

0.53

Maternal attitude toward PA × log(family income)

         

-0.06

-0.41

0.28

Paternal ST × log(family income)

         

0.00

-0.02

0.02

Maternal ST × log(family income)

         

-0.03***

-0.05

-0.01

Paternal PA × log(family income)

         

-0.01

-0.09

0.07

Maternal PA × log(family income)

         

0.02

-0.07

0.10

Paternal smoking × log(family income)

         

0.00

-0.02

0.01

Maternal smoking × log(family income)

         

0.09

-0.17

0.35

Paternal drinking × log(family income)

         

0.02

-0.12

0.15

Maternal drinking × log(family income)

         

0.16

-0.18

0.50

Observations

4,648

4,648

4,648

4,648

R2

0.18

0.19

0.18

0.18

Adjusted R2

0.18

0.18

0.17

0.18

 F Statistic

32.24***

23.26***

 23.83**

27.10***

  1. Significance: *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001;
  2. CI confidence interval, ST screen time, PA physical activity;
  3. Adjustment for children’s age, gender, ethnicity, region, residence, parental education, parental employment status, and survey wave