TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Behavioral correlation with television viewing and videogame use among children in the United Arab Emirates
JO  - International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice
A1  - Yousef, Said
A1  - Eapen, Valsamma
A1  - Zoubeidi, Taoufik
A1  - Mabrouk, Abdelazim
SP  - 203
EP  - 207
VL  - 18
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Television viewing and videogame use (TV/VG) appear to be associated with some childhood behavioral problems. There are no studies addressing this problem in the United Arab Emirates. METHODS: One hundred ninety-seven school children (mean age, 8.7 ± 2.1 years) were assessed. Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) subscale scores and socio-demographic characteristics were compared between children who were involved with TV/VG >2 hrs/day and those involved <2 hrs/day (the recommended upper limit by The American Academy of Pediatrics). RESULTS: Thirty-seven percent of children who were involved with TV/VG time of >2 hrs/day scored significantly higher on CBCL syndrome scales of withdrawn, social problems, attention problems, delinquent behavior, aggressive behavior, internalizing problems, externalizing problems and the CBCL total scores compared with their counterparts. Moreover, these children were younger in birth order and had fewer siblings. After controlling for these confounders using logistic regression, we found that TV/VG time >2 hrs/day was positively associated with withdrawn (p = 0.008), attention problem (p = 0.037), externalizing problems (p = 0.007) and CBCL total (p = 0.014). CONCLUSION: Involvement with TV/VG for >2 hrs/day is associated with more childhood behavioral problems. Counteracting negative effects of the over-involvement with TV/VG in children requires increased parental awareness.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1365-1501
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13651501.2013.874442
ID  - ref1
ER  -