Table 3.

Results of linear regression modeling using GEE investigating effects of media parenting practices on children’s weekday screen-time

Parenting Practice	Parent	Child Screen Time Weekday
Parenting Practice	Parent	Adjusted estimate^a (95% CI)	P-value
Screen Time Modeling	Mother	$\hat{β}$ = 0.42 (0.09, 0.76)	0.01
Screen Time Modeling	Father	$\hat{β}$ = −0.05 (− 0.43, 0.33)	0.81
Mealtime Screen Use	Mother	$\hat{β}$ = 0.21 (0.09, 0.04)	0.02
Mealtime Screen Use	Father	$\hat{β}$ = 0.21 (0.03, 0.40)	0.02
Screens to Control Behaviour	Mother	$\hat{β}$ = 0.15 (0.01, 0.29)	0.04
Screens to Control Behaviour	Father	$\hat{β}$ = 0.09 (−0.04, 0.23)	0.17
Monitoring Screen Time	Mother	$\hat{β}$ = −0.34 (−0.53, − 0.15)	< 0.01
Monitoring Screen Time	Father	$\hat{β}$ = −0.40 (− 0.62, − 0.19)	< 0.01
Limiting Screen Time	Mother	$\hat{β}$ = −0.31 (− 0.47, − 0.15)	< 0.01
Limiting Screen Time	Father	$\hat{β}$ = −0.44 (− 0.61, − 0.27)	< 0.01
Weekday Screen Time	Mother	$\hat{β}$ = 0.09 (− 0.08, 0.26)	0.28
Weekday Screen Time	Father	$\hat{β}$ = 0.08 (− 0.25, 0.41)	0.64

^aAdjusted for total number of children in the family, family income, child sex, and child age

Bolded values indicate significance