Screen Time and Socioemotional and Behavioural Difficulties Among Indigenous Children in Canada ...

• Main Authors: Owais, Sawayra, Ospina, Maria B., Ford, Camron, Hill, Troy, Savoy, Calan D., Van Lieshout, Ryan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: SAGE Journals 2024
• Subjects: Psychology not elsewhere classified; Psychiatry incl. Psychotherapy; Canada; First Nations; inuit
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.25384/sage.c.7014965; https://sage.figshare.com/collections/Screen_Time_and_Socioemotional_and_Behavioural_Difficulties_Among_Indigenous_Children_in_Canada/7014965

ObjectivesTo describe screen time levels and determine their association with socioemotional and behavioural difficulties among preschool-aged First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children.MethodData were taken from the Aboriginal Children's Survey, a nationally representative survey of 2–5-year-old Indigenous children in Canada. Socioemotional and behavioural difficulties were defined using parent/guardian reports on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted separately for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit participants, and statistically adjusted for child age, child sex, and parent/guardian education. Statistical significance was set at P < 0.002 to adjust for multiple comparisons.ResultsOf these 2–5-year-old children ( mean [ M ] = 3.57 years) 3,085 were First Nations (53.5%), 2,430 Métis (39.2%), and 990 Inuit (7.3%). Screen time exposure was high among First Nations ( M = 2 h and 58 min/day, standard deviation [ SD ] = 1.89), Métis ( M = 2 h and 50 min ...