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. ...

BACKGROUND Sedentary behavior (SB) increases throughout adolescence, and is associated with adverse health outcomes. PURPOSE Examine psychosocial and friend influences on SB and screen time in adolescents using a mixed-methods design. METHODS 108 middle and high school students wore accelerometers to measure objective SB, completed screen time and psychosocial questionnaires, and nominated ...

Most studies of sedentary behavior have focused on television use or screen time. This study aims to examine adolescent girls' participation in a variety of recreational sedentary behaviors (e.g., talking on the phone and hanging around), and their association with physical activity (PA), dietary behaviors, and body mass index. Data were from a sample of 283 adolescent girls. Recreational seden...

Objective(s): The aim of this study is to understand stages change for screen time behavior among high school female students. Methodology: Part the was an experimental randomized controlled trial used guide study. conducted at Al-Wihdah High School females in Al-Nasiriyah City. encompassed a simple random sample 144 instrument includes subjects’ sociodemographic characteristics age, living arr...

INTRODUCTION American Indian children have high rates of overweight and obesity, which may be partially attributable to screen-time behavior. Young children's screen-time behavior is strongly influenced by their environment and their parents' behavior. We explored whether parental television watching time, parental perceptions of children's screen time, and media-related resources in the home a...

background: among chronic non-communicable diseases (cncds), the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes is more prominent. cncds origin in early life; with sedentary habits, notably prolonged screen time (st), leisure time spent on watching tv and working computer, suggested as one of their risk factors. we aimed to investigate the relationship between st and cardiometabolic risk fa...

Background: The exponential growth of smartphones has afforded many users with ubiquitous access to socialization as seen in the various mobile apps used to communicate and connect with others. The present study employed mixed-method approaches to analyse the impact of phubbing on social connectedness among adolescents in Malaysia. Methods:</stron...