Self-reported bedtimes,television-viewing habits and parental restrictions among Finnish schoolchildren (aged 10–11 years,and 2 years later aged 12–13 years): Perspectives for health
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Self-reported bedtimes,television-viewing habits and parental restrictions among Finnish schoolchildren (aged 10–11 years,and 2 years later aged 12–13 years): Perspectives for health
Using self-reported data from children at age 10–11 years in 2008 and at age 12–13 years in 2010 (n = 113), this study examines bedtime habits, parental permissiveness about television viewing and the most-viewed television programmes. Later bedtimes (both during the week and at the weekend) were reported in 2010 and were related to reported parental permission to watch television freely. Parental attitudes towards television viewing were reported as having become more permissive over time. The Finnish soap opera Salatut elämät and the American animated sitcom The Simpsons were the most popular programmes. The findings are discussed in relation to health.
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