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ScreenQ Measure of Screen-Based Media Use (ScreenQ)

ScreenQ


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evaluation focus

Screen-Based Media Use

applicable ages

36-63 months; 3-5 years

available language(s)

English

availability

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additional materials

ScreenQ – Conceptual Model

summary

The ScreenQ is an instrument that can be used to measure screen-based media use. The measure was developed to reflect American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations around screen-based media use and is scored on a scale of high to low adherence to these recommendations.

 

Types of AAP Recommendations:

    • Access to Screens
    • Frequency
    • Content
    • Co-Viewing

4 External Criteria:

    • Expressive Language
    • Speed of Professing
    • Emergent Literacy
    • Cognitive Stimulation

Administration Format: parent report

 

Reliability and Validity:

    • Psychometric properties assessed using Rasch methods and Spearman’s ρ correlations were found to be strong (rCo-α = 0.74).
    • ScreenQ scores were negatively correlated with scores on several other metrics, including:
        • CTOPP-2 (Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing, Second Edition): rρ = −0.57
        • EVT-2 (Expressive Vocabulary Test, Second Edition): rρ = −0.45
        • GRTR (Get Ready to Read!): rρ = −0.30
        • StimQ-P: rρ = −0.42

 

Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32050256 (Hutton 2020)


supporting literature

Hutton JS, Huang G, Sahay RD, DeWitt T, Ittenbach RF. A novel, composite measure of screen-based media use in young children (ScreenQ) and associations with parenting practices and cognitive abilities. Pediatr Res. 2020 Jun;87(7):1211-1218. doi: 10.1038/s41390-020-0765-1. Epub 2020 Feb 12. PMID: 32050256.
PDF: ScreenQ – 1 – Hutton 2020
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-020-0765-1

Monteiro R, Fernandes S, Hutton JS, Huang G, Ittenbach RF, Rocha NB. Psychometric properties of the ScreenQ for measuring digital media use in Portuguese young children. Acta Paediatr. 2022 Oct;111(10):1950-1955. doi: 10.1111/apa.16439. Epub 2022 Jun 21. PMID: 35648466; PMCID: PMC9546278
PDF: ScreenQ – 2 – Monterio 2022
Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/apa.16439

Aryamvally, A. (2018) ScreenQ: An Efficient, Valid Means to Assess Screen-based Media Use in Children. Medindia: News on IT in Healthcare.
PDF: ScreenQ – 3 – Aryamvally 2018
Link: https://www.medindia.net/news/screenq-an-efficient-valid-means-to-assess-screen-based-media-use-in-children-179247-1.htm

Hutton JS, Dudley J, Horowitz-Kraus T, DeWitt T, Holland SK. Associations Between Screen-Based Media Use and Brain White Matter Integrity in Preschool-Aged Children. JAMA Pediatr. 2020 Jan 1;174(1):e193869. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.3869. Epub 2020 Jan 6. Erratum in: JAMA Pediatr. 2020 May 1;174(5):509. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.0529. PMID: 31682712; PMCID: PMC6830442.
PDF: ScreenQ – 4 – Hutton 2020
Link: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2754101

Hutton JS, Dudley J, DeWitt T, Horowitz-Kraus T. Associations between digital media use and brain surface structural measures in preschool-aged children. Sci Rep. 2022 Nov 9;12(1):19095. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-20922-0. PMID: 36351968; PMCID: PMC9645312.
PDF: ScreenQ – 5 – Hutton 2022
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-20922-0

Peng X, Xue Y, Dong H, Ma C, Jia F, Du L. A study of the effects of screen exposure on the neuropsychological development in children with autism spectrum disorders based on ScreenQ. BMC Pediatr. 2024 May 16;24(1):340. doi: 10.1186/s12887-024-04814-y. PMID: 38755571; PMCID: PMC11097434.
PDF: ScreenQ – 6 – Peng 2024
Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-024-04814-y