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. 2021 Oct;110(10):2805-2807.
doi: 10.1111/apa.15966. Epub 2021 Jun 15.

Recreational screen time before and during COVID-19 in school-aged children

Brae Anne McArthur  1   2 , Nicole Racine  1   2 , Dillon Browne  3 , Sheila McDonald  1   4 , Suzanne Tough  1   2 , Sheri Madigan  1   2
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Recreational screen time before and during COVID-19 in school-aged children

Brae Anne McArthur et al. Acta Paediatr. 2021 Oct.
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Average reported screen time across study waves. Dark blue bars are based on the maternal report (at ages 5, 8, and during COVID‐19 at age 9.5); the light blue bar is based on child report (at age 9.5 during COVID‐19 only). Error bars represent the standard error of the mean. Data analysis included 1274 mothers who completed the COVID‐19 impact survey and at least one other time point. Of these mothers, 839 children agreed to participate and had valid data. The observed within‐person increase between 5 and 8 years (a;B = 1.08; 95% CI: 0.60, 1.55) significantly differed from the observed within‐person increase from 8 years to COVID‐19 (b; [maternal report:B = 11.83; 95% CI: 11.23, 12.25; t (2546) =10.74, 95% CI: 9.77, 11.71]; [child report:B = 12.43; 95% CI: 11.63, 13.24; t (1676) =11.593; 95% CI: 10.43, 12.76])
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