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This study examines the relationship of depressive symptoms and obesity among low-income mothers with their preschool children's TV-viewing time.

Among low-income pre-school children, those whose mothers had either depressive symptoms or obesity were more likely to watch 3 or more hours of TV per day.

Sample or Data Description
295 low-income mothers of 3-and 4-year old children enrolled in the Vermont Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). [Eligibility for WIC is a family income at or below 185% of the federal poverty line.]

Source
"Association of Maternal Obesity and Depressive Symptoms With Television-Viewing Time in Low-Income Preschool Children"
Burdette, Hillary L.
Whitaker, Robert C., Kahn, Robert S.; Harvery-Berino, Jean
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Vol. 157, Number 9. September, 2003. Page(s) 894-899.

FindingID: 6025