BACKGROUND Effective interventions on screen-time behaviours (television, video games and computer time) are needed to prevent non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries. The present manuscript investigates the effect of a school-based health promotion intervention on screen-time behaviour among 12- to 15-year-old adolescents. We report the effect of the trial on screen-time ...

OBJECTIVE To identify child and parental factors associated with screen time in 3-year-old children. DESIGN Observational study. SETTING Participants were recruited from a large primary-care paediatric group practice in Toronto, Canada. SUBJECTS Healthy 3-year-old children were included. A questionnaire was completed by their parents on screen time. Descriptive statistics and linear regre...

INTRODUCTION We examined school and student characteristics associated with screen-time sedentary behavior. METHODS We analyzed data collected from 2,449 students in grades 5 through 8 who attended 30 elementary schools in Ontario, Canada. We used multilevel logistic regression to examine the student- and school-level factors associated with moderate and high screen-time sedentary behavior. ...

OBJECTIVE To examine children's screen media exposure and requests for advertised toys and food/drinks. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Twelve elementary schools in northern California. PARTICIPANTS Eight hundred twenty-seven third grade children participated at baseline; 386 students in 6 schools were followed up for 20 months. INTERVENTION None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Child ...

Abstract The discrepancy between children’s actual amount of viewing time and parents’ accounts their concerns, rules, parental mediation choices has been documented in empirical research, typically interpreted through the lens Uses Gratifications theory – showing how parents change attitudes towards screen media order to satisfy own needs. Based on a qualitative longitudinal research project, ...

BACKGROUND Screen time has been associated with pediatric overweight. However, it is unclear whether overweight predicts or is predicted by excessive amounts of screen time. The aim of this study was to examine the direction of the association between screen time and body fatness in Dutch adolescents. METHODS Longitudinal data of 465 Dutch adolescents (mean age at baseline 13 years, 53% boys)...