Social-Ecological Correlates of Excessive TV Viewing: Difference by Race and Sex

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 449-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan B. Sisson ◽  
Stephanie T. Broyles
Keyword(s):  
Family Structure ◽  
Family Meals ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Tv Viewing ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Parent Child Communication ◽  
Ecological Correlates ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
American Children ◽  
Parent Child

Background:The primary and secondary purposes were to examine social-ecological correlates of excessive TV viewing (>2hr/day) in American children 1) between race/ethnic groups and 2) between boys and girls.Methods:Children (n = 48,505) aged 6 to 18 years from the 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health were included. Social-ecological correlates included individual-, family-, and community-level variables. Logistic regression analyses were used for race/ethnicity [Non-Hispanic White (NHW), Non-Hispanic Black (NHB), Hispanic, other] and sex groups (boys, girls), to determine associated correlates.Results:By race/ethnicity, 16.6%, 37.8%, and 24.5% of NHW, NHB, and Hispanic exceeded recommendations. For boys and girls, 23.7% and 18.2% viewed excessive TV. Having a TV in the bedroom and higher poverty level were associated with excessive TV in all groups. Differences by race/ethnicity were age, sex, TV in the bedroom, extracurricular activities, physical activity, adequate sleep, family structure, family meals, knowing child’s friends, parent/ child communication, and neighborhood characteristics. Differences by sex were family structure, parent/ child communication, family meals, and neighborhood elements.Conclusion:Social-ecological correlates and associated prevalence of excessive TV viewing differed across subgroups. These specific correlates can be targeted in tailored interventions.

Television, Reading, and Computer Time: Correlates of School-Day Leisure-Time Sedentary Behavior and Relationship With Overweight in Children in the U.S.

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (s2) ◽  
pp. S188-S197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan B. Sisson ◽  
Stephanie T. Broyles ◽  
Birgitta L. Baker ◽  
Peter T. Katzmarzyk
Keyword(s):  
Video Game ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Computer Time ◽  
Computer Usage ◽  
Sedentary Behaviors ◽  
Tv Viewing ◽  
Overweight Status ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Reading For Pleasure ◽  
Ecological Correlates

Background:The purposes were 1) to determine if different leisure-time sedentary behaviors (LTSB), such as TV/video/video game viewing/playing (TV), reading for pleasure (reading), and nonschool computer usage, were associated with childhood overweight status, and 2) to assess the social-ecological correlates of LTSB.Methods:The analytic sample was 33,117 (16,952 boys and 16,165 girls) participants from the 2003 National Survey of Children’s Health. The cut-point for excessive TV and nonschool computer usage was ≥ 2 hr/day. High quantities of daily reading for pleasure were classified as ≥ 31 min/day. Weighted descriptive characteristics were calculated on the sample (means ± SE or frequency). Logistic regression models were used to determine if the LTSB were associated with overweight status and to examine social-ecological correlates.Results:Over 35% of the sample was overweight. Odds of being overweight were higher in the 2 to 3 hr/day (OR: 1.48, 95% CI: 1.24, 1.76) and ≥ 4 hr/day (OR: 1.52, 95% CI: 1.22, 1.91) daily TV groups compared with none. Reading and nonschool computer usage was not associated with being overweight.Conclusions:TV was associated with overweight classification; however, nonschool computer usage and reading were not. Several individual, family, and community correlates were associated with high volumes of daily TV viewing.

How family structure affects parent ‐ child communication about consumption

2003 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maggie Geuens ◽  
Patrick De Pelsmacker ◽  
Gitte Mast
Keyword(s):  
Family Structure ◽  
Parent Child Communication ◽  
Parent Child
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