. Mohammad Ali Morowatisharifabad; . Masoud Karimi; . Fatemeh Ghorbanzadeh
Volume 5, Issue 3 , May 2015, , Pages 1-6
Abstract
Introduction: Television (TV) viewing by children may be linked to a range of adverse healthand behavioral outcomes. This study was aimed at examining the relationship betweensocioeconomic ...
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Introduction: Television (TV) viewing by children may be linked to a range of adverse healthand behavioral outcomes. This study was aimed at examining the relationship betweensocioeconomic factors of families and TV watching behavior among 3–5 years old childrenin Ardakan, Yazd, Iran. Materials and Methods: In the cross‑sectional study, mothers of 188children (93 boys and 95 girls) between 3 and 5 years old completed a researcher‑designedquestionnaire. Data were analyzed by using SPSS, using bivariate correlations and t‑test forindependent samples. Results: The mean of TV viewing was 2.68 ± 1.6 h daily, ranging from0 to 9 h. There were no statistically significant gender differences on the basis of daily TVwatching. There were positive associations between the children’s daily TV watching and ageas well as children’s daily TV watching and their mothers’ time spent on watching TV. Childrenwho lived in houses with the yard and could use it as a playground watched less TV than didthe children who lived in houses without the yard. Conclusion: The results suggest that healthcare professionals should be aware of the association between different socioeconomic statusaspects of families, such as the children’s and mothers’ time spent on watching TV and havinga yard in the house in an attempt to develop effective strategies and interventions to preventexcess TV watching.
