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The influence of television and video game use on attention and school problems: A multivariate analysis with other risk factors controlled
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Background Research on youth mental health has increasingly indicated the importance of multivariate analyses of multiple risk factors for negative outcomes. Television and video game use have often been posited as potential contributors to attention problems, but previous studies have not always been well-controlled or used well-validated outcome measures. The current study examines the multivariate nature of risk factors for attention problems symptomatic of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and poor school performance.Method A predominantly Hispanic population of 603 children (ages 10-14) and their parents/guardians responded to multiple behavioral measures. Outcome measures included parent and child reported attention problem behaviors on the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) as well as poor school performance as measured by grade point average (GPA).Results Results found that internal factors such as male gender, antisocial traits, family environment and anxiety best predicted attention problems. School performance was best predicted by family income. Television and video game use, whether total time spent using, or exposure to violent content specifically, did not predict attention problems or GPA.Interpretation Television and video game use do not appear to be significant predictors of childhood attention problems. Intervention and prevention efforts may be better spent on other risk factors.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Ferguson, C. J.
- Affiliations
- Texas A&M International University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Ferguson, Christopher J.
- Venue
- Journal of Psychiatric Research
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2011-06
- Volume
- 45
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 808-813
- ISSN
- 0022-3956 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2053477744
- Cited by
- 121
- References
- 29
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 6 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 7
- FWCI
- 27.09
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Psychiatric Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Child Development and Digital Technology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Keywords
- television viewing, video game use, attention deficits, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, academic performance, grade point average, violent media exposure, risk factors, antisocial personality traits, family environment, anxiety, household income, Hispanic children, youth mental health
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Attention, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Behavioral Symptoms, Child, Child Behavior, Family, Female, Humans, Male, Risk Factors, Schools, Sex Factors, Television, Multivariate Analysis, Video Games
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