Effects of Parental Involvement in a Preschool-Based Eye Health Intervention Regarding Children’s Screen Use in China
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Article Title | Effects of Parental Involvement in a Preschool-Based Eye Health Intervention Regarding Children’s Screen Use in China |
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ERA Journal ID | 44293 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Liu, Shu-Mei (Author), Chang, Fong-Ching (Author), Chen, Cheng-Yu (Author), Shih, Shu-Fang (Author), Meng, Bo (Author), Ng, Eric (Author), Hsu, Chia-Hsuan (Author), Chiang, Yi-Te (Author), Mao, Xiao-Jie (Author), Yi, Ming-Yan (Author), LePage, Ben (Author) and Fang, Wei-Ta (Author) |
Journal Title | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
Journal Citation | 18 (21), pp. 1-26 |
Article Number | 11330 |
Number of Pages | 26 |
Year | 2021 |
Publisher | MDPI AG |
Place of Publication | Switzerland |
ISSN | 1660-4601 |
1661-7827 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111330 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11330 |
Abstract | In this digital era, young children spend a considerable amount of time looking at telephone, tablet, computer and television screens. However, preventative eye health behavior education could help avoid and relieve asthenopia. The effects of parental influence on their children’s eye health behavior through the preschool eye health education intervention program were examined. The Health Belief Model was used to develop parental involvement strategy and eye health curriculum. The study was conducted in a large public preschool with five branches in Beijing, China. A total of 248 parent–child pairs participated in the baseline and follow-up surveys, of which 129 were in the intervention group and 119 were in the comparison group. The generalized estimating equation analysis results indicated that parental involvement in preschool-based eye health intervention on screen uses had positive influence on parents’ eye health knowledge, cues to action, and parenting efficacy. The intervention program also had positive effects on the increasing level of children’s eye health knowledge, beliefs, cues to action, self-efficacy, and behaviors. The results supported the implementation of a preschool-based eye health intervention program with parental involvement, which could potentially enhance children’s and parents’ eye health beliefs and practices. |
Keywords | eye health; screen use; children; preschool; parent involvement |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420601. Community child health |
350699. Marketing not elsewhere classified | |
420699. Public health not elsewhere classified | |
Byline Affiliations | Hangzhou Normal University, China |
National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan | |
Virginia Commonwealth University, United States | |
Shanxi People's Hospital, China | |
School of Business | |
First Decision Kindergarten Nangong Campus, China | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6v94/effects-of-parental-involvement-in-a-preschool-based-eye-health-intervention-regarding-children-s-screen-use-in-china
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