Longitudinal associations of screen time and outdoor physical activity trajectories with executive function and behavioral problems in children aged 4 years in china: a prospective cohort study.

This study investigated longitudinal trajectories of screen time and outdoor physical activity from ages 6 to 48 months, and their independent and interactive associations with children's executive function (EF) and behavioral problems. This study included 1414 children from a prospective cohort stu...

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Publicado en:European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 227 - 238
Autores principales: Li, Luanluan, Pei, Jingjing, Zhang, Yan, Qiu, Han, Hu, Shouxun, Zhang, Jun, Tian, Ying, Yu, Xiaodan
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Publicado: Springer Nature Jan2026
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          Li, Luanluan
          Pei, Jingjing
          Zhang, Yan
          Qiu, Han
          Hu, Shouxun
          Zhang, Jun
          Tian, Ying
          Yu, Xiaodan
        affil: https://ror.org/0220qvk04 Department of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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          Screen Time Evaluation
          Physical Activity Evaluation
          Executive Function Evaluation
          Child Behavior Disorders Diagnosis
          Funding Source
          China
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          Female
          Child, Preschool
          Prospective Studies
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          Confidence Intervals
          Exploratory Research
          Data Analysis Software
          Pearson's Correlation Coefficient
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          Child, Preschool: 2-5 years
          Male
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      ab: This study investigated longitudinal trajectories of screen time and outdoor physical activity from ages 6 to 48 months, and their independent and interactive associations with children's executive function (EF) and behavioral problems. This study included 1414 children from a prospective cohort study, the Shanghai Birth Cohort, enrolled between 2013 and 2016. Parents reported their children's screen time and outdoor physical activity at ages 6, 12, 24 and 48 months. Children's EF and behavioral problems were assessed at age 48 months using the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function–Preschool Version (BRIEF-P) and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), respectively. We identified 3 trajectories of screen time: low stable, medium increasing, and high increasing; and 2 trajectories of outdoor physical activity: low activity and high activity. After adjusting for confounders, we found a significant trend across screen time trajectories, with higher screen time trajectory linked to greater EF difficulties and behavioral problems. Furthermore, children in the low outdoor physical activity trajectory exhibited more EF difficulties and behavioral problems than those in the high activity trajectory. While no significant interaction effects between screen time and outdoor physical activity trajectories were observed, the negative impact of high screen exposure appeared more pronounced in children with low activity trajectory. Higher screen time and lower outdoor physical activity during early years were associated with worse EF and behavioral problems, and sufficient outdoor physical activity may partly mitigate the negative effects of increased screen exposure.
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