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Does Childhood Television Viewing Lead to Attention Problems in Adolescence? Results From a Prospective Longitudinal Study

Landhuis, Carl Erik, Poulton, Richie, Welch, David, Hancox, Robert John·2007·PEDIATRICS
DOI 10.1542/peds.2007-0978
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CONTEXT: There is controversy over whether childhood television viewing causes attention problems. The findings from cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have been mixed. To our knowledge, no longitudinal studies have assessed the impact of children's television viewing on attention problems in adolescence. The objective of this study was to assess this association. DESIGN, PARTICIPANTS, AND SETTING: Study members were a general population birth cohort of 1037 participants (502 female) born in Dunedin, New Zealand, between April 1972 and March 1973. Parental estimates of children's television-viewing time were obtained at ages 5, 7, 9, and 11 years. Self-, parent-, and teacher-reported attention problems in adolescence were obtained at ages 13 and 15 years. RESULTS: The mean of hours of television viewing during childhood was associated with symptoms of attention problems in adolescence. These associations remained significant after controlling for gender, attention problems in early childhood, cognitive ability at 5 years of age, and childhood socioeconomic status. This association was also independent of adolescent television viewing. CONCLUSIONS: Childhood television viewing was associated with attention problems in adolescence, independent of early attention problems and other confounders. These results support the hypothesis that childhood television viewing may contribute to the development of attention problems and suggest that the effects may be long-lasting.

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Authors
Landhuis, C. E., Poulton, R., Welch, D., & Hancox, R. J.
Affiliations
University of Otago (NZ)
ORCID
Venue
PEDIATRICS
Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Published
2007-09-01
Volume
120
Issue
3
Pages
532-537
ISSN
  • 0031-4005 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-4275
DOI
10.1542/peds.2007-0978
OpenAlex
W2116891150
Cited by
209
References
38
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FWCI
39.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • PEDIATRICS (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Health Research Council of New Zealand
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
attention deficits, adolescence, media influence, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, longitudinal cohort, Dunedin birth cohort, socioeconomic status, cognitive ability, gender differences
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Attention, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, New Zealand, Prospective Studies, Psychometrics, Surveys and Questionnaires, Television, Logistic Models

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