The relationship between parental beliefs about child television viewing and their health literacy

IF 2.1 4区医学 Q2 NURSING

Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families Pub Date : 2025-04-25 DOI:10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.021

Pınar Bekar , Duygu Altuntaş , Emine Efe

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Abstract

Purpose

This study aimed to examine the relationship between parental beliefs about child television viewing and their health literacy.

Design and methods

A descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted between April 2023 and May 2024, with a sample of 152 parents. Data were collected using the Descriptive Information Form, the Beliefs About Child TV Viewing Scale, and the Health Literacy Scale (HLS).

Results

The children's average duration of TV watching per day was 1.82 ± 1.25 h. The parents's average duration of TV watching per day was 1.93 ± 2.08 h. A significant negative relationship was found between the HLS total score and positive sleep-related beliefs subscale score and positive functional beliefs subscale score, while a significant positive correlation was found between the HLS total score and negative general beliefs subscale score.

Conclusion

In our study, it was found that as parents' total health literacy scores increased, their belief levels that their children's television watching would help them sleep and that it would positively affect their children's behavior decreased, while their belief levels in the negative consequences of television watching increased.

Practice implications

It is thought that the study results can guide the development of future interventions to increase parents' health literacy levels and awareness of parenting beliefs regarding their children's television watching.

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Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families NURSING-PEDIATRICS

CiteScore

3.70

自引率

8.30%

发文量

291

审稿时长

65 days

期刊介绍： Official Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses and the Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society (PENS) The Journal of Pediatric Nursing: Nursing Care of Children and Families (JPN) is interested in publishing evidence-based practice, quality improvement, theory, and research papers on a variety of topics from US and international authors. JPN is the official journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses and the Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society. Cecily L. Betz, PhD, RN, FAAN is the Founder and Editor in Chief. Journal content covers the life span from birth to adolescence. Submissions should be pertinent to the nursing care needs of healthy and ill infants, children, and adolescents, addressing their biopsychosocial needs. JPN also features the following regular columns for which authors may submit brief papers: Hot Topics and Technology.