title: Behavioral correlates of television viewing in young adolescents in Turkey.
abstract: We evaluated the behavioral effects of television (TV) viewing in 860 young adolescents as reported by parents (n=581) on Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). The mean duration of TV viewing was 2.32 ± 1.77 hours/day according to parents and 2.08 ± 1.41 hours/day according to self report (r=0.37, P <0.0001). The linear regression analysis revealed a statistically significant relation between socioeconomic status (P=0.019) and aggressive behavior score of CBCL (P=0.016) and parent reported TV viewing hours. Self reported TV viewing for more than 2 hours was significantly associated with social problem score (OR 1.17; 95% CI:1.016-1.349; P=0.030) and having a TV in bedroom (OR:1.706; 95% ;CI: 1.065-2.731, P=0.026).
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Ankara, Turkey. nozmert@hacettepe.edu.tr
authors.forename: Elif N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Ozmert
authors.forename: Tolga
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ince
authors.forename: Ayhan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pektas
authors.forename: Ramazan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: Yasemin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uckardes
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012919:Social Behavior; D013690:Television; D014421:Turkey