Father's reading beliefs and child's media usage habits

The aim of the study is to examine the relationship between fathers' reading beliefs and father's and child's media habits and book reading status in the preschool period. In total, 520 fathers with children aged 2-5 years were included in the study. z score above+1 were defined as the High Parental Reading Scale Score (HPRSS). Moreover, 72.3% of fathers spent 3 hours or more with their children on a day, and 32.9% of fathers used the screen as a reward and 35% as a punishment. Multivariable analysis showed that spending more than 3 hours with their children, not using the screen as a reward, not using it as a punishment, knowing smart signs, getting information from a book, having a screen time less than 1 hour, not using screen alone, doing another activity when not allowed were associated with the HPRSS. The father's reading belief is related to the child's media usage habits.

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The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between fathers' reading beliefs and the media habits and book reading status of fathers and children in the preschool period. A total of 520 fathers with children aged 2-5 years were included in the study. The multivariable analysis showed that factors associated with a high parental reading scale score (HPRSS) included spending more than 3 hours with their children, not using the screen as a reward or punishment, knowing smart signs, obtaining information from a book, having screen time less than 1 hour, not using the screen alone, and engaging in other activities when not allowed to use the screen.