ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2024
Mediation of the association between screen time and suicidality by overweight/obesity and perceived overweight: results from the youth risk behavior surveillance system of the United States.
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- The Association Between Daily Screen Time and Childhood Overweight and Obesity: Current Evidence and Potential Mechanisms.International journal of general medicine · 2026Review
- Excessive Screen Time Among U.S. High School Students: Mental Health, Suicidal Ideation and Social Image Factors.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Identification of biomarkers related to metabolically healthy or unhealthy obesity in children and adolescents with depressive disorders: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Exploring the link between BMI and physical fitness in Sichuan's ethnic minority primary school students: insights from quantile regression analysis.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Lifestyle Behaviors Associated with Weight Loss Intent in Adolescent Girls: Findings from the US 2021 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey.Nutrients · 2025Article
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Abstract
Aim: Adolescent suicide is a major public health concern, and modifiable risk factors associated with adolescent suicide remain poorly understood. This study aimed to assess the association between screen time and overweight/obesity and self-perceived overweigh and suicidality in adolescents. Methods: Adolescents from the United States Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) between 2013 and 2019 were included in this cross-sectional study. The outcome was suicidality, including considered suicide, made a suicide plan, attempted suicide, and injurious suicide attempt. Multivariable logistic regression model was used to investigate the associations between screen time, overweight/obesity, self-perceived overweight, and suicidality, and expressed as odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). Mediation analysis was used to explore the role of overweight/obesity and self-perceived overweight on the association between screen time and suicidality. Results: A total of 30,731 adolescents were included, of which 6,350 (20.65%) had suicidality, including 5,361 (17.45%) with considered suicide, 4,432 (14.42%) with made a suicide plan, 2,300 (7.45%) with attempted suicide, and 677 (2.21%) with injurious suicide attempt. Adolescents with screen time ≥3h were related to higher odds of suicidality (OR=1.35, 95%CI: 1.23-1.46), overweight/obesity (OR=1.27, 95%CI: 1.19-1.38), and self-perceived overweight (OR=1.38, 95%CI: 1.30-1.48) after adjusting confounders. Adolescents with overweight/obesity (OR=1.30, 95%CI: 1.19-1.43) and self-perceived overweight (OR=1.54, 95%CI: 1.39-1.70) were associated with higher odds of suicidality. The association between screen time and suicidality was 4.67% mediated by overweight/obesity and 9.66% mediated by self-perceived overweight. Moreover, the mediating role of overweight/obesity was observed only in females, whereas there were no sex differences in the mediating effect of self-perceived overweight. Conclusion: Both overweight/obesity and self-perceived overweight mediated the association between screen time and suicidality.
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