TABLE 5.

Correlations between children’s emotional state and behavior and exposure to screens.

r
	Children less than 18 months (n = 31; 12 girls, 19 boys)				Children + 18 months to 6 years old (n = 162; 73 girls, 89 boys)
	BPSC irritability	BPSC inflexibility	BPSC routines	BPSC total	PPSC internalizing	PPSC externalizing	PPSC attention problems	PPSC parenting challenges	PPSC total
Total hours of exposure to screens during confinement, on weekdays	–0.053	–0.197	0.037	–0.085	0.114	0.132	0.288**	0.285**	0.271**
Total hours of exposure to screens during confinement, on weekends	–0.015	–0.194	0.060	–0.054	0.084	0.168*	0.257**	0.301**	0.266**
Difference between total exposure to screens during and before confinement, on weekdays	–0.027	–0.101	−0, 138	–0.135	0.079	0.035	0.135	0.114	0.121
Difference between total exposure to screens during and before confinement, on weekends	0.112	0.037	–0.028	0.050	0.118	0.216**	0.056	0.230**	0.195*
Parent’s perception about the increasing of children screens exposure during confinement	0.209	–0.264	0.220	0.111	0.300**	0.235**	0.218**	0.302**	0.338**
Children use devices alone, during confinement	0.103	0.025	0.094	0.111	0.153	0.161*	0.071	0.091	0.144
Parents sit close to the child while using devices but did not interact, during confinement	–0.288	–0.005	–0.322	–0.319	–0.005	0.058	0.072	0.075	0.064
Parents talk about what children are doing or viewing when using devices, during confinement	0.071	0.100	–0.146	–0.011	–0102	–0.055	0.119	–0.056	–0.029
Parents participate with children when using devices, during confinement	0.018	–0.016	–0.067	–0.038	−0.264**	–0.032	–0.075	–0.136	−0.170*

*p < 0.05. **p < 0.01.