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Is change in mental distress among adolescents predicted by sedentary behaviour or screen time? Results from the longitudinal population study The Tromsø Study: Fit Futures.

Ida Marie Opdal, Bente Morseth, Bjørn-Helge Handegård, Kjersti R Lillevoll, Wendy Nilsen, Christopher Nielsen, Anne-Sofie Furberg, Simon Rosenbaum, Kamilla Rognmo

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Article in BMJ open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Ida Marie OpdalDepartment of Psychology, UiT Arctic University of Norway, Tromso, Norway ida.m.opdal@uit.no.ORCID 0000-0002-7092-9494
Bente MorsethSchool of Sports Sciences, UiT Arctic University of Norway, Tromso, Norway.
Bjørn-Helge HandegårdRegional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare, UiT Arctic University of Norway, Tromso, Norway.
Kjersti R LillevollDepartment of Psychology, UiT Arctic University of Norway, Tromso, Norway.
Wendy NilsenWork Research Institute, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway.
Christopher NielsenChronic Diseases and Ageing, Nasjonalt Folkehelseinstitutt, Oslo, Norway.
Anne-Sofie FurbergDepartment of Community Medicine, UiT Arctic University of Norway, Tromso, Norway.
Simon RosenbaumSchool of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Kamilla RognmoDepartment of Psychology, UiT Arctic University of Norway, Tromso, Norway.
UiT The Arctic University of Norway · NOBlack Dog Institute · AUNasjonalforeningen for Folkehelsen · NOUniversity Hospital of North Norway · NO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThere is growing interest in the relationship between sedentary behaviour and mental distress among adolescents, but the majority of studies to date have relied on self-reported measures with poor validity. Consequently, current knowledge may be affected by various biases. The aim of this study was to investigate the cross-sectional and longitudinal association between (1) objectively measured sedentary time and (2) self-reported screen time with mental distress among adolescents participating in The Tromsø Study: Fit Futures, in order to see if the association is dependent on mode of measurement of sedentary behaviour.

designProspective study.

settingSample drawn from upper secondary school students (mean age 16.3 years at baseline) from two municipalities in Northern Norway participating in The Tromsø Study: Fit Futures 1 and 2.

participants686 adolescents (54.5% female), with complete self-reported and accelerometer data after multiple imputation. PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURES: Mental distress assessed via the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-10 (HSCL-10).

resultsMinutes in sedentary behaviour measured by accelerometer showed no significant relationship with mental distress in neither crude, partly adjusted nor multiple adjusted hierarchic linear regression analyses. Self-reported screen time was positively associated with mental distress in all analyses (multiple adjusted, B=0.038, p=0.008, 95% CI 0.010 to 0.066). However, the effect was small.

conclusionsSelf-reported screen time was associated with slightly elevated mental distress 2 years later, whereas objectively measured minutes in sedentary behaviour was not, indicating a discrepancy in the results depending on measurement methods.

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Screen TimeSedentary BehaviorAdolescentCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth BehaviorHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMental DisordersNorwayRisk FactorsStress, Psychologicaladolescenceanxietydepressionmental distressobjective measurementphysical activitysedentary behavioryouth

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