The differential impact of screen time on children’s wellbeing
| Autor: | Sarahjane Belton, Hannah R. Goss, Stephen Behan, Cameron Peers, Johann Issartel |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Adolescent Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Health Behavior Sample (statistics) Article Screen Time BMI Screen time Leisure Activities Quality of life (healthcare) leisure screen time quality of life health wellbeing dimension youth Humans Child Differential impact Schools Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Mean age Health Medicine Female Self Report Psychology Demography |
| Zdroj: | Belton, Sarahjane ORCID: 0000-0001-9672-6276 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 17 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 9143, p 9143 (2021) |
| Popis: | Increased screen time has been found to be associated with a number of negative health and wellbeing indicators in youth populations. An increasing number of studies have investigated the association between screen time and wellbeing in adolescents, but evidence in younger children is still emerging. This 2017 study explored the effect of leisure screen time and gender on dimensions of wellbeing (measured using KIDSCREEN-27) in a national sample of 897 Irish primary school children aged 8–12 years. Participants had a mean age of 10.9 ± 1.16 years and were 47.7% female. Just over 30% of the sample accumulated 2 h or more of leisure screen time daily. Results show that there was no significant interaction between screen time category (< 2 h/2 h + daily) and gender on overall wellbeing, while controlling for BMI. Children who self-reported < 2 h of leisure screen time scored significantly higher on four dimensions of wellbeing: physical, parental, peers, and school, but not psychological. This study supports the growing evidence of the impact that leisure screen time has on health. Further longitudinal research investigating the impact of sub-categories of leisure screen time behaviour on wellbeing is warranted. |
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