Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access originally published online on September 30, 2006
Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2007 32(4):448-452; doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsl035
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Brief Report: Television Viewing and Risk for Attention Problems in Preschool Children
1Department of Psychology, Queens College, City University of New York, 2Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 3Neuropsychology Doctoral Subprogram, Graduate Center, City University of New York, and 4Department of Psychology, University of Windsor
All correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Carlin J. Miller, PHD, Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, 193 Chrysler Hall South, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4. E-mail: cjmiller{at}uwindsor.ca.
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Objectives This study examined whether high levels of television viewing are associated with attention problems and hyperactivity in preschool children. Methods Parent and teacher ratings of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity, objectively measured activity level, and parental estimation of early television exposure were collected for a sample of preschool children. Separate linear regression analyses were conducted with parent and teacher behavioral ratings and objectively assessed activity level as outcome variables. Results Results indicated that after controlling for demographic factors (i.e., age, sex, and SES), television exposure accounted for a significant proportion of the variance in teacher ratings of inattentive/hyperactive behaviors, as well as objectively measured activity level. Conclusions These findings partially replicate those from a recent, highly publicized study indicating a correlation between television exposure and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-associated behaviors. However, it remains unclear as to whether elevated levels of television viewing are the cause or result of ADHD symptoms.
Key words: ADHD; preschool; television.
Received March 7, 2006; revision received June 7, 2006; revision received August 23, 2006; accepted September 11, 2006
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