For most children in developed countries, watching TV, working on the computer and video games have become a normal part of everyday life, according to the Internet edition for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. net New research shows that this pastime is associated with a negative impact on the health of the younger generation.
More information on this can be found in the latest issue of JAMA Pediatrics.
The research team, led by Dr. Trina Hinkley of Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia, claims that the use of electronic media leads to the spread of a sedentary lifestyle in children with consequent negative consequences for the body.
To investigate this issue, the researchers used the data of the large-scale work of IDEFICS, an international study that included 3,604 children aged 2 to 6 years. Data were collected from September 2007 to June 2008, all children were observed for 2 years.
To assess indicators of overall well-being, including emotional and social, self-esteem, and family relationships, special questionnaires were used. The use of electronic media was associated with worse family relationships and emotional problems in children.
The results of the study revealed that children who often spent time at the computer and TV in early childhood had an increased risk of emotional distress 2 years later.
Let's pass to the specifics.
The scientists calculated that children for each additional hour before the screen per day "paid" increased by 1.2 times (for boys) and by 1.3 times (for girls) by the risk of violation of family relations.
Researchers say that their results should lead parents to well-defined conclusions: limiting the viewing of cartoons and video games helps maintain harmony in family relationships and the emotional well-being of children.
"Lack of support from the parents, that is, replacing it with a" box "leads to a shortage of normal relationships in the family and the inability to develop them," say scientists.
Moreover, the results of the study revealed that girls who spend a lot of time in front of the screen double (!) The risk of emotional problems in the future for every additional hour of such pleasure per day.
Commenting on their results, researchers say: "The long-term impact of electronic media in early childhood is associated with worse outcomes in terms of emotional well-being. Further research should reveal the potential mechanisms of this phenomenon ".
Fatigue generation behind the blue screens The relationship between the sitting at the monitor and obesity, among other things, has been confirmed for a long time. This is another very important effect, in addition to psychological problems.
In 2013, the American edition of Medical News Today reported on a study that found that the presence of a television in the child's bedroom increases the risk of obesity.
The new work, published in JAMA Pediatrics, suggests that monitoring by parents over time watching TV and video games is able to level this risk.
For the new study, the scientists included 112 mothers, 103 fathers and 213 children aged 5 to 9 years. The results confirmed that the less a mother pays attention to control, the greater the risk of obesity in children after 7 years.
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