Maternal adverse childhood experiences were associated with early screen exposure and prolonged daily screen time in preschool children
Our study identified maternal ACEs as a potential risk factor associated with children's screen use habits. Further research is needed to develop interventions that support both ACE-exposed mothers and their children to reduce the risk of inappropriate screen use habits during early childhood.
Authors
- Chunrong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5128-0132)
- Yun Fu Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6357-9422)
- Vivian Yawei Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9399-1808)
- Yuying Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3761-4332)
- Weiqing Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3877-0794)
- Yan Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3985-9755)
- Shengyu Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6449-1713)
Institutions
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (CN)
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital (CN)
- Shenzhen Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-05-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22994-9
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 35.70
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province