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. 2021 Mar 3;91(1):247–253. doi: 10.1038/s41390-021-01433-6

Table 2.

Associations of children’s media use (n = 296), mother’s media use (n = 224), and parent–child interaction scores (n = 296) with early childhood development percentile ranksa.

Dependent variables (b, 95% CI)b Independent variables
High screen time of childrenc High screen time of mothersd Parent–child interaction score
Body motor skills 3.13 (−4.17 to 10.42) 0.90 (−6.60 to 8.40) 0.41e (0.01 to 0.82)
Hand motor skills −1.88 (−9.14 to 5.38) −3.71 (−11.49 to 4.06) 0.05 (−0.35 to 0.46)
Cognition skills 10.96f (18.69 to3.24) −4.52 (−12.64 to 3.60) 0.57f (0.14 to 1.00)
Language skills 12.88f (20.19 to5.57) −6.28 (−14.57 to 2.00) 0.48e (0.07 to 0.90)
Social–emotional skills 7.80e (15.45 to0.14) 0.16 (−8.18 to 8.49) 0.80f (0.38 to 1.22)

Bold values indicate significant associations.

aAll associations are adjusted for age, sex, and SES.

bb = regression coefficient, non-standardized; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval.

cHigh screen time for children: >1 h/day.

dHigh screen time for mothers: >5 h/day.

eLevel of significance 0.05.

fLevel of significance <0.01.