Digital Media Exposure and Predictors for Screen Time in 12-Month-Old Children: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Data From a German Birth Cohort

Background: Early exposure to digital media may affect the physical and cognitive development in young children. The American Academy of Pediatrics and national guidelines recommend no digital media use at all under the age of 18 months. The aim of our study was to determine the actual exposure to d...

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Main Authors: Kira Durham, David Wethmar, Susanne Brandstetter, Birgit Seelbach-Göbel, Christian Apfelbacher, Michael Melter, Michael Kabesch, Sebastian Kerzel, The KUNO Kids Study Group, Andreas Ambrosch, Petra Arndt, Andrea Baessler, Mark Berneburg, Stephan Böse-O'Reilly, Romuald Brunner, Wolfgang Buchalla, Sara Fill Malfertheiner, Sebastian Häusler, André Franke, Iris Heid, Caroline Herr, Wolfgang Högler, Michael Koller, Michael Leitzmann, David Rothfuß, Wolfgang Rösch, Bianca Schaub, Bernhard H.F. Weber, Stephan Weidinger, Sven Wellman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.737178/full