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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2026 Jan 30.
Published before final editing as: J Child Media. 2026 Jan 4:10.1080/17482798.2025.2606976. doi: 10.1080/17482798.2025.2606976

Table 4.

Hierarchical Regression Analyses: Incremental Validity of the MEMO-P

Joint Media Engagement Parental Distraction
with Mobile Device
Parenting Stress Maladaptive Strategies for Emotion Regulation in Parenting
Predictors R2/ΔR2 B (SE) R2/ΔR2 B (SE) R2/ΔR2 B (SE) R2/ΔR2 B (SE)

Step 1 (Demographics) R2 = .11** R2 = .04 R2 = .03 R2 = .03

Step 2
(Parent Screen Time)
R2 = .12***
ΔR2 = .01*
R2 = .07***
ΔR2 = .04***
R2 = .04
ΔR2 = .00
R2 = .03
ΔR2 = .00

Step 3
(MEMO-P)
R2 = .21***
ΔR2 = .08***
R2 = .21***
ΔR2 = .13***
R2 = .11
ΔR2 = .09***
R2 = .17***
ΔR2 = .11***
 Regulate 0.15**(0.05) 0.10 (0.07) 0.13***(0.04) 0.20***(0.03)
 Relax Alone 0.05 (0.05) 0.62***(0.08) 0.12**(0.04) 0.04 (0.03)
 Connect 0.17***(0.04) -0.04 (0.06) -0.13***(0.03) -0.06**(0.02)

Note. Unstandardized betas and p values in the final model are reported. The reference group of the Parent Race category is White and the reference group of the Parent Education category is a 4-year college.

*

p < .05

**

p < .01

***

p < .001.