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Table 2 Sample characteristics and descriptive statistics

From: Longitudinal associations between child, parenting, home and neighbourhood factors and children’s screen time through 4 to 7 years of age

Variables of Interest

M (SD) / % (n)

Child Factors

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Age in months (at Wave 4 data collection)

81.71 (3.44), 73–92

Girls

47.8% (1187)

Non-English home language

6.8% (170)

Indigenous background

1.8% (44)

Attention regulation

3.91 (0.85), 1–6

Emotion regulation

4.46 (0.85), 1–6

Parenting and Home Environment

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Parenting consistency

4.21 (0.60), 1.80-5.00

Home learning activities

1.66 (0.55), 0–3

Extra-curricular activities

1.05 (0.90), 0–5

Parent mental health

8.95 (2.99), 6–30

Single-parent household

7.5% (186)

Number of siblings in household

1.43 (0.89), 0–7

Household socio-economic position

0.21 (0.96), -3.81-2.99

Screen Management Practices

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Bedroom access

0.18 (0.48), 0–3

Adult involvement

3.08 (0.78), 1–5

Rules about screen use

4.27 (1.08), 0–5

Enforcement of screen use rules

4.47 (0.57), 1–5

Ease with screen use management

3.47 (0.53), 1–4

Neighbourhood Environment

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Liveability

3.05 (0.53), 1–4

Sense of belonging

2.91 (0.51), 1–4

SEIFA

1019.73 (74.49), 790–1210

Screen Time (hours per day)

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Total screen time

2.57 (1.41), 0-11.44

TV viewing

1.77 (0.99), 0-9.36

Computer use

0.42 (0.48), 0-5.14

Playing electronic games

0.39 (0.49), 0–4.00

  1. Note. SEIFA = Socio-economic index for area; n = 2485