ArticleActa paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)2021
Concurrent screen use and cross-sectional association with lifestyle behaviours and psychosocial health in adolescent females.
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- Shared Determinants of Poor Sleep, Obesity and Adiposity in Adolescents Aged 8-18-Years: A Systematic Review.Journal of sleep research · 2025Pooled it
- Pre-sleep screen time and screen time addiction as shared determinants of poor sleep and obesity in adolescents aged 11-14 years in Scotland.BMC global and public health · 2025Article
- Adolescents' screen-based media use and the relationship with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, sports club participation and active commuting.Scandinavian journal of public health · 2025Article
- Methodological Choices on 24-h Movement Behavior Assessment by Accelerometry: A Scoping Review.Sports medicine - open · 2025Review
- Screen time and adolescent well-being: a comparative study of Russia and Cuba.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Interactive Screen-Based Activities Predict Worse Actigraphic Sleep Health That Night Among Adolescents.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2024Article
- Association between Recreational Screen Time and Sleep Quality among Adolescents during the Third Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Parental psychological problems were associated with higher screen time and the use of mature-rated media in children.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2022Article
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aimTo describe concurrent screen use and any relationships with lifestyle behaviours and psychosocial health.
methodsParticipants wore an accelerometer for seven days to calculate physical activity sleep and sedentary time. Screen ownership and use and psychosocial variables were self-reported. Body mass index (BMI) was measured. Relationships were explored using mixed models accounting for school clustering and confounders.
resultsIn 816 adolescent females (age: 12.8 SD 0.8 years; 20.4% non-white European) use of ≥2 screens concurrently was: 59% after school, 65% in evenings, 36% in bed and 68% at weekends. Compared to no screens those using: ≥1 screens at weekends had lower physical activity; ≥2 screens at the weekend or one/two screen at bed had lower weekend moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; one screen in the evening had lower moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in the after-school and evening period; ≥1 screens after school had higher BMI; and ≥3 screens at the weekend had higher weekend sedentary time. Compared to no screens those using: 1-3 after-school screens had shorter weekday sleep; ≥1 screens after-school had lower time in bed.
conclusionScreen use is linked to lower physical activity, higher BMI and less sleep. These results can inform screen use guidelines.
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