Bidirectional associations between smart device use and body mass index among children aged 3 to 5 years: a longitudinal study
Our study indicates bidirectional associations between smart device use and BMI among preschoolers, emphasizing the protective role of high-quality mother-child interactions. Interventions should focus on enhancing parent-child relationships, limiting device use, and promoting active engagement. Future studies should investigate the effect of media content and children's self-regulation on these associations.
Authors
- Pairote Chakranon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2673-7823)
- Shih-Peng Mao
- Hsueh-Wen Hsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2201-8541)
- Chen-Li Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6186-0694)
- Yi-Yung Chen
- Yi Hua Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8864-8298)
- Jian-Pei Huang
- Hawjeng Chiou
- Heng-Kien Au
Institutions
- Ministry of Health and Welfare (KR)
- University of Denver (US)
- National Taiwan Normal University (TW)
- Ewha Womans University (KR)
- Taipei Medical University Hospital (TW)
- Mackay Memorial Hospital (TW)
- Taipei City Hospital (TW)
- Ministry of Health and Welfare (TW)
- Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital (TW)
- Taipei Medical University (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-026-01883-3
- Primary Topic
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00