Media Impact on Preschool Behavior

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study tests the hypothesis that modifying the media diet of preschool children so that they watch more prosocial programming and less violent programming will result in decreased aggression and increased prosocial behavior.

Conditions
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Aggression, Prosocial Behavior

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: media diet
* Behavioral: nutritional intervention


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: 2.5-4 years of age watches TV regularly English speaking Exclusion Criteria: no TV non English

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 2 Years
Maximum Age: 4 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: media diet<br>advice tips and tools to reduce exposure to violent programming | Behavioral: media diet<br>* advice and tips and tools for healthy non violent TV viewing<br>|
| Active Comparator: Nutrition intervention<br>diet advice | Behavioral: nutritional intervention<br>* advice on healthy eating<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) scores overall | Overall Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) scores will be assessed | 6 months after enrollment | 
| Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) aggression subscale | Aggression, from the Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) subscale scores, will be assessed at 6, | 6 months after enrollment | 
| Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) prosocial subscale | Prosocial, from the Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) subscale scores, will be assessed | 6 months after enrollment | 
| Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) scores overall | Overall Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) scores will be assessed | 12 months after enrollment | 
| Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) scores overall | Overall Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) scores will be assessed | 18 months after enrollment | 
| Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) aggression subscale | Aggression, from the Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) subscale scores, will be assessed | 12 months after enrollment | 
| Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) aggression subscale | Aggression, from the Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) subscale scores, will be assessed | 18 months after enrollment | 
| Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) prosocial subscale | Prosocial, from the Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) subscale scores, will be assessed | 12 months after enrollment | 
| Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) prosocial subscale | Prosocial, from the Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation (SCBE) subscale scores, will be assessed | 18 months after enrollment | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| sleep problems | The investigator will use elements of the sleep problem questionnaire to assess sleep problems | 6 months | 
| sleep problems | The investigator will use elements of the sleep problem questionnaire to assess sleep problems | 12 months | 
| sleep problems | The investigator will use elements of the sleep problem questionnaire to assess sleep problems | 18 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Violence, TV, DVDs, Behavior, Preschool children