Table 2.
Association between parental factors and children screen time.
| Variable | Descriptive Statistics | Bivariate Analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Excessive Screen Time (%) | Low Screen Time (%) |
χ2 (df) |
Β (95% CI) |
p Value | |
| Attitude towards screen time | 0.33 (1) | 0.57 | ||||
| Negative | 306 (37.4) | 278 (90.8) | 28 (9.2) | |||
| Positive | 183 (62.6) | 169 (92.3) | 14 (7.7) | |||
| Parenting Style | 0 (1) | >0.99 | ||||
| Authoritative | 163 (33.3) | 149 (91.4) | 14 (8.6) | |||
| Non authoritative | 326 (66.7) | 298 (91.4) | 28 (8.6) | |||
| Self-Efficacy | 4.89 (2) | 0.09 | ||||
| Low SE | 101 (20.7) | 88 (87.1) | 13 (12.9) | |||
| Moderate SE | 274 (56.0) | 257 (93.8) | 17 (6.2) | |||
| High SE | 114 (23.3) | 102 (89.5) | 12 (10.5) | |||
| Parental Screen Time | 9.52 (1) | 0.002 b | ||||
| 2 h or less | 173 (35.4) | 149 (86.1) | 24 (13.9) | |||
| More than 2 h | 316 (64.6) | 298 (94.3) | 18 (5.7) | |||
| Perception on wellbeing a | 23.03 ± 0.24 | 1.03 (0.97–1.09) | 0.27 | |||
| Physical | 8.00 ± 4.0 | 0.99 (0.86–1.14) | 0.88 | |||
| Cognitive | 10.0 ± 4.0 | 1.11 (0.98–1.26) | 0.09 | |||
| Social | 6.0 ± 3.0 | 1.08 (0.92–1.27) | 0.34 | |||
| Barriers a | 2.95 ± 0.03 | 0.83 (0.52–1.34) | 0.45 | |||
| Restrictive practices a | 26.6 ± 0.17 | 1.04 (0.95–1.14) | 0.39 | |||
Values represent mean (SD)/median [IQR] for continuous values, and frequency and percentage for categorical values; a Simple linear regression; b Significant at p < 0.05.