title: How is adults' screen time behaviour influencing their views on screen time restrictions for children? A cross-sectional study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  High screen time in children and its detrimental health effects is a major public health problem. How much screen time adults think is appropriate for children remains little explored, as well as whether adults' screen time behaviour would determine their views on screen time restrictions for children. This study aimed to investigate how adults' screen time behaviour influences their views on screen time restrictions for children, including differences by gender and parental status.
  
  
  METHODS
  In 2013, 2034 Australian adults participated in an online survey conducted by the Population Research Laboratory at Central Queensland University, Rockhampton. Adult screen time behaviour was assessed using the Workforce Sitting Questionnaire. Adults reported the maximum time children aged between 5-12 years should be allowed to spend watching TV and using a computer. Ordinal logistic regression was used to compare adult screen time behaviour with views on screen time restrictions for children.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most adults (68%) held the view that children should be allowed no more than 2 h of TV viewing and computer use on school days, whilst fewer adults (44%) thought this screen time limit is needed on weekend days. Women would impose higher screen time restrictions for children than men (p < 0.01). Most adults themselves spent > 2 h on watching TV and using the computer at home on work days (66%) and non-work days (88%). Adults spending ≤ 2 h/day in leisure-related screen time were less likely to permit children > 2 h/day of screen time. These associations did not differ by adult gender and parental status.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most adults think it is appropriate to limit children's screen time to the recommended ≤ 2 h/day but few adults themselves adhere to this screen time limit. Adults with lower screen use may be more inclined to limit children's screen time. Strategies to reduce screen time in children may also need to target adult screen use.
authors.affiliation: Physical Activity Research Group, Central Queensland University, School of Human Health and Social Sciences, Building 18 Bruce Highway, North Rockhampton, QLD, 4702, Australia. s.schoeppe@cqu.edu.au.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schoeppe
authors.affiliation: Physical Activity Research Group, Central Queensland University, School of Human Health and Social Sciences, Building 18 Bruce Highway, North Rockhampton, QLD, 4702, Australia. a.rebar@cqu.edu.au.
authors.forename: Amanda L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Rebar
authors.affiliation: Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men's Health, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, Australia. camille.short@adelaide.edu.au.
authors.forename: Camille E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Short
authors.affiliation: Physical Activity Research Group, Central Queensland University, School of Human Health and Social Sciences, Building 18 Bruce Highway, North Rockhampton, QLD, 4702, Australia. s.alley@cqu.edu.au.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alley
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Ghent University, De Pintelaan 185 - 4K3 room 036, 9000, Ghent, Belgium. Wendy.VanLippevelde@UGent.be.
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Van Lippevelde
authors.affiliation: Physical Activity Research Group, Central Queensland University, School of Human Health and Social Sciences, Building 18 Bruce Highway, North Rockhampton, QLD, 4702, Australia. c.vandelanotte@cqu.edu.au.
authors.forename: Corneel
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vandelanotte
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003201:Computers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities / Q000523:psychology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D011639:Public Opinion; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013690:Television / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors