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Associations of American Indian Children's Screen-Time Behavior With Parental Television Behavior, Parental Perceptions of Children's Screen Time, and Media-Related Resources in the Home

Description
Examines obesity-influencing social and physical factors in the home environments of Oglala Lakota kindergarteners, and provides analysis related to the children's screen time behavior. Uses data from an obesity prevention intervention in elementary schools on or near the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, and includes statistical breakdowns by sex, weight status, amount of screen time, level of parental concern, and availability of various media devices.
Author(s)
Daheia J. Barr-Anderson, Jayne A. Fulkerson, Mary Smyth, et al.
Citation
Preventing Chronic Disease, 8(5)
Date
09/2011
Type
Document
Tagged as
American Indian or Alaska Native · Children and youth · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · South Dakota