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Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2011

High calorie, low nutrient food/beverage intake and video gaming in children as potential signals for addictive behavior.

Mary Ann Pentz, Donna Spruijt-Metz, Chih Ping Chou, Nathaniel R Riggs

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Children's executive function and high-calorie, low-nutrient food intake: mediating effects of child-perceived adult fast food intake.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2015
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  6. Improved Executive Functions and Reduced Craving in Youths with Methamphetamine Addiction: Evidence from Combined Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation with Mindfulness Treatment.Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Mary Ann PentzDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Institute for Prevention Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. pentz@usc.edu
Donna Spruijt-Metz
Chih Ping Chou
Nathaniel R Riggs

Funding

Translational Research: Applying Drug Prevention to Obesity PreventionR01HD052107 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI PENTZ, MARY ANN · 2007 to 2011
$3.9M
Effects of Developmental Stage and Transitions on Drug Use TrajectoriesR01DA027226 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI CHOU, CHIH-PING · 2010 to 2011
$683k
NICHD NIH HHS HD-052107NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD052107NIDA NIH HHS DA-027226NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA027226
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Little is known about the co-occurrence of health risk behaviors in childhood that may signal later addictive behavior. Using a survey, this study evaluated high calorie, low nutrient HCLN intake and video gaming behaviors in 964 fourth grade children over 18 months, with stress, sensation-seeking, inhibitory control, grades, perceived safety of environment, and demographic variables as predictors. SEM and growth curve analyses supported a co-occurrence model with some support for addiction specificity. Male gender, free/reduced lunch, low perceived safety and low inhibitory control independently predicted both gaming and HCLN intake. Ethnicity and low stress predicted HCLN. The findings raise questions about whether living in some impoverished neighborhoods may contribute to social isolation characterized by staying indoors, and HCLN intake and video gaming as compensatory behaviors. Future prevention programs could include skills training for inhibitory control, combined with changes in the built environment that increase safety, e.g., implementing Safe Routes to School Programs.

Indexed as

Behavior, AddictiveBeveragesChild BehaviorEnergy IntakeFoodVideo GamesAdaptation, PsychologicalChildFemaleHumansMaleaddictive behaviorchildreneatingvideo gaming

Identifiers

PMID22408581
PMCPMC3290975

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