Results for bivariate correlations

Results for bivariate correlations between measures are presented
in Table 2. Table 3 presents the standardized regression
coefficients and 95% confidence intervals (for significant coefficients)
for all variables in the three regression equations. For
attention problems as reported by the child significant correlates
included mental health problems such as depression (b ¼ .18),
anxiety (b ¼ .32) and antisocial traits (b ¼ .17), as well as negative
relations with adults (b ¼ .14) and association with delinquent
peers (b ¼ .10). For parent rated attention problems significant
correlates included male gender (b ¼ .13), anxiety (b ¼ .17), family
income (b ¼ .12) and psychological aggression in the family
(b ¼ .25). Physical aggression between the primary caregiver and
their romantic partners was negatively related to reported attention
problems in children in the household as rated by the parents
(but not the child), although this relationship was weak (b¼ .13).
Analysis of GPA revealed a correlation with family income only
(b ¼ .21), where higher income was associated with higher GPA
scores. In all cases neither total television nor video game viewing
time, nor exposure specifically to violent on television or in video
games correlated with negative outcomes related to attention
problems or GPA.