Objectives: There are increasing reports of younger children accessing media and screen. This study aims to describe screen use in pre-school children and its association with externalising problems. Methods: A cross-sectional study of pre-schoolers aged two to five years was conducted. Their caregivers were asked to provide data regarding screen use by their children and themselves. The Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL) was completed by caregivers to assess their child’s behaviour. Results: Participants included 200 caregivers of pre-school children. There were 47% of pre-schoolers who had used at least three types of media. When comparing the 0–1, >1 to 2, and >2 hours per day of screen viewing time groups, the children who had experienced more screen time also had significantly more background media and their caregivers had more screen time (p < 0.001). The externalising problem scores increased with more screen viewing time, although the relationship was not statistically significant. However, age and gender of the child were factors associated with externalising problems from the multiple linear regression analysis (p = 0.03). Conclusion: Pre-schoolers with more screen viewing time did not have a significantly greater externalising problem score than those with less screen time. A longitudinal study with a larger sample size would provide more information.

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泰国北部学龄前儿童的屏幕观看时间和外部化问题

目标：越来越多的年轻儿童访问媒体和屏幕的报道。这项研究旨在描述学龄前儿童使用屏幕及其与外部问题的关系。方法：对两至五岁的学龄前儿童进行横断面研究。他们的看护人被要求提供有关他们的孩子和他们自己使用屏幕的数据。儿童行为检查表（CBCL）由看护人填写，以评估其孩子的行为。结果：参与者包括200名学龄前儿童的保姆。有47％的学龄前儿童使用过至少三种媒体。在比较每天屏幕观看时间组的0–1、1、2至2和2小时以上时，经历了更多筛选时间的孩子也拥有更多的背景媒体，他们的照顾者也有了更多的筛选时间（p <0.001）。尽管该关系在统计上并不显着，但外部化问题得分随屏幕观看时间的增加而增加。然而，儿童的年龄和性别是与多元线性回归分析中的外部化问题相关的因素（p = 0.03）。结论：观看时间更长的学龄前儿童的外在化问题得分没有屏幕时间短的学龄前儿童明显更高。样本量较大的纵向研究将提供更多信息。儿童的年龄和性别是多元线性回归分析中与外部化问题相关的因素（p = 0.03）。结论：观看时间更长的学龄前儿童的外在化问题得分没有屏幕时间短的学龄前儿童明显更高。样本量较大的纵向研究将提供更多信息。儿童的年龄和性别是多元线性回归分析中与外部化问题相关的因素（p = 0.03）。结论：观看时间更长的学龄前儿童的外在化问题得分没有屏幕时间短的学龄前儿童明显更高。样本量较大的纵向研究将提供更多信息。