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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: The association of parent’s outcome expectations for child TV viewing with parenting practices and child TV viewing: an examination using path analysis

Variables

(n = 287)

Parent/Child characteristics

 

Parent sex, n (%)

 

 Female

270 (94.08)

 Male

17 (5.92)

Parent age, mean years (SD)

37.44 (8.36)

Child sex, n (%)

 

 Female

120 (41.81)

 Male

167 (58.19)

Child age, mean years (SD)

9.29 (2.12)

Household highest education n (%)

 

 High School Graduate/GED or less

47 (16.38)

 Technical School or Some College

87 (30.31)

 College Graduate

74 (25.78)

 Post Graduate Study

79 (27.53)

Child’s race, n (%)

 

 Caucasian

73 (25.44)

 African-American

41 (14.29)

 Hispanic

132 (45.99)

 Other

41 (14.29)

TV in child’s room, n (%)

 

 Yes

156 (54.36)

 No

131 (45.64)

Child TV & DVD viewing in hours/day, mean (SD)

 

 Weekday

2.33 (2.43)

 Weekend

3.87 (2.31)

Parent TV & DVD viewing in hours/day, mean (SD)

 

 Weekday

2.28 (1.98)

 Weekend

3.33 (2.31)

Parent Outcome Expectations for Child TV viewing $, summed mean score (SD)

 

Positive outcome expectations

 

  Parent-Centered (7 items)

17.06 (5.38)

  Child-Centered (5 items)

15.94 (3.85)

Negative outcome expectations

 

  TV and Content Exposure (7 items)

20.03 (6.56)

  Prevent Other Activities (6 items)

17.65 (5.59)

TV Parenting Practices, # summed mean score (SD)

 

 Social Co-viewing (5 items)

18.31 (3.48)

 Restrictive (5 items)

18.88 (4.00)

  1. 1 participant reporting more than 20 h TV & DVD viewing was removed as (s)he was an outlier with implausible value
  2. $response range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree)
  3. #response range from 1 (Never) to 5 (Always)