Table 4.
Associations between programme viewing and use of electronic games at 5 years of age with psychosocial well-being
| Crude | Adjusted 1* | Adjusted 2† | |||||||
| OR | 95% CI | P value | OR | 95% CI | P value | OR | 95% CI | P value | |
| Programme viewing: 5 years of age | |||||||||
| FTF | |||||||||
| Attention and concentration difficulties | 1.98 | 1.34 to 2.93 | <0.01 | 1.71 | 1.10 to 2.69 | 0.02 | 1.91 | 1.19 to 3.08 | 0.01 |
| Hyperactivity and impulsivity | 1.64 | 1.11 to 2.42 | 0.01 | 1.68 | 1.07 to 2.63 | 0.02 | 1.67 | 1.04 to 2.69 | 0.03 |
| Emotional/internalising symptoms | 1.68 | 1.11 to 2.54 | 0.01 | 1.59 | 0.99 to 2.55 | 0.06 | 1.71 | 1.03 to 2.84 | 0.04 |
| Emotional/externalising symptoms | 1.69 | 1.12 to 2.55 | 0.01 | 1.14 | 0.71 to 1.84 | 0.59 | 1.19 | 0.72 to 1.96 | 0.50 |
| SDQ | |||||||||
| Hyperactivity | 2.43 | 1.66 to 3.56 | <0.01 | 2.29 | 1.47 to 3.55 | <0.01 | 2.23 | 1.40 to 3.54 | <0.01 |
| Emotional problems | 0.99 | 0.63 to 1.56 | 0.97 | 0.94 | 0.56 to 1.57 | 0.80 | 0.86 | 0.48 to 1.53 | 0.60 |
| Conduct problems | 1.49 | 1.03 to 2.15 | 0.04 | 1.31 | 0.85 to 2.00 | 0.22 | 1.16 | 0.74 to 1.82 | 0.51 |
| Peer problems | 1.04 | 0.69 to 1.56 | 0.86 | 0.93 | 0.58 to 1.50 | 0.77 | 0.87 | 0.52 to 1.44 | 0.58 |
| Use of electronic games: 5 years of age | |||||||||
| FTF | |||||||||
| Attention and concentration difficulties | 0.95 | 0.60 to 1.51 | 0.82 | 0.69 | 0.41 to 1.16 | 0.16 | 0.67 | 0.38 to 1.17 | 0.16 |
| Hyperactivity and impulsivity | 1.20 | 0.77 to 1.87 | 0.42 | 0.89 | 0.54 to 1.48 | 0.66 | 0.82 | 0.48 to 1.42 | 0.48 |
| Emotional/internalising symptoms | 1.22 | 0.76 to 1.96 | 0.40 | 1.27 | 0.75 to 2.16 | 0.38 | 1.36 | 0.78 to 2.40 | 0.28 |
| Emotional/externalising symptoms | 1.37 | 0.86 to 2.16 | 0.19 | 1.23 | 0.74 to 2.05 | 0.42 | 1.42 | 0.83 to 2.42 | 0.20 |
| SDQ | |||||||||
| Hyperactivity | 1.65 | 1.08 to 2.51 | 0.02 | 1.06 | 0.65 to 1.72 | 0.81 | 0.98 | 0.58 to 1.66 | 0.95 |
| Emotional problems | 0.95 | 0.58 to 1.58 | 0.85 | 1.10 | 0.63 to 1.92 | 0.75 | 1.04 | 0.55 to 1.97 | 0.90 |
| Conduct problems | 1.04 | 0.69 to 1.57 | 0.85 | 0.88 | 0.55 to 1.40 | 0.58 | 0.75 | 0.50 to 1.25 | 0.27 |
| Peer problems | 1.10 | 0.71 to 1.70 | 0.69 | 0.87 | 0.52 to 1.46 | 0.60 | 0.83 | 0.48 to 1.44 | 0.51 |
Bold indicates statistical significance at p<0.05.
*Adjusted for age, gender, maternal education, screen time at 18 months of age.
†Adjusted for age, gender, maternal education, siblings and daycare participation, screen time at 18 months of age.
FTF, Five-to-Fifteen Questionnaire; SDQ, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire.