Maternal question use and child language outcomes: The moderating role of children's vocabulary skills and socioeconomic status

2022 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. 109-120
Author(s):  
Rufan Luo ◽  
Lillian R. Masek ◽  
Rebecca M. Alper ◽  
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek
2020 ◽  
Vol 179 (11) ◽  
pp. 1805-1812
Author(s):  
Marja H. Leppänen ◽  
Katri Sääksjärvi ◽  
Henna Vepsäläinen ◽  
Carola Ray ◽  
Pauliina Hiltunen ◽  
...  

Abstract Screen time is increasing rapidly in young children. The aim of this study was to examine associations of long-term stress and temperament with screen time in Finnish preschool children and the moderating role of socioeconomic status. Cross-sectional DAGIS data were utilized. Long-term stress was assessed using hair cortisol concentration, indicating values of the past 2 months. Temperament was reported by the parents using the Children’s Behavior Questionnaire (the Very Short Form), and three broad temperament dimensions were constructed: surgency, negative affectivity, and effortful control. Screen time was reported by the parents over 7 days. The highest education level in the household was used as an indicator of socioeconomic status. In total, 779 children (mean age, 4.7 ± 0.9 years, 52% boys) were included in the study. Of the temperament dimensions, a higher effortful control was associated with less screen time (B = − 6.70, p = 0.002). There was no evidence for an association between hair cortisol concentration and screen time nor a moderating role of socioeconomic status in the associations (p > 0.05). Conclusion: Our findings indicate that preschool children with a higher score in effortful control had less screen time. Because effortful control reflects general self-regulatory abilities, promoting these skills may be effective in reducing screen time in young children. What is Known: • Screen time has increased rapidly during the last decades, and higher screen time has been linked with numerous adverse health consequences in children. • There are no previous studies investigating associations of long-term stress and temperament with screen time in young children. What is New: • Of the temperament dimensions, effortful control was associated with higher screen time in preschool children, but there was no association found between long-term stress and screen time. • Since effortful control reflects general self-regulatory abilities, promoting these skills may be effective in reducing screen time in young children.


2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (10) ◽  
pp. 968-978
Author(s):  
Phoebe H. Lam ◽  
Cynthia S. Levine ◽  
Jessica J. Chiang ◽  
Madeleine U. Shalowitz ◽  
Rachel E. Story ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aric A. Prather ◽  
Denise Janicki-Deverts ◽  
Nancy E. Adler ◽  
Martica Hall ◽  
Sheldon Cohen

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