Psychological Correlates of Sedentary Screen Time Behaviour Among Children and Adolescents: a Narrative Review

Mougharbel, Fatima; Goldfield, Gary S.

doi:10.1007/s13679-020-00401-1

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“…Often, cross-sectional data, such as that in the current study, would make it difficult to state with absolute certainty whether screen time is leading to poorer wellbeing or in fact whether poorer wellbeing influences children to choose more sedentary pursuits such as screen time [65]. However, the strength of the multivariate analysis utilised in this study does allow for inference causality, and, consistent with other authors, supports the directionality of screen time influencing wellbeing [64,66].…”

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The Differential Impact of Screen Time on Children’s Wellbeing

Belton

Issartel

Behan

et al. 2021

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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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The Differential Impact of Screen Time on Children’s Wellbeing

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Behan

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“…However, as reviewed by Holland and Tiggemann [3], a few studies on social media use and body image have not observed gender differences. A recent review article reported that screen time, especially social media use, was consistently associated with greater body image concerns among both male and female adolescents, although females appeared more negatively affected [6].…”

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“…According to a recent systematic review, female characters in video games are typically objectified and hypersexualized with disproportionate body parts, which may lead to self-objectification in female players [51], more so than television use [52]. Most prior research has found social media use negatively associated with body image [3][4][5][6]53], with a few exceptions [50,54]. Thus, the lack of association between internet use and body image at age 15 came as a surprise but may be due to the phrasing of our question on internet use, which included Facebook but not other social media sites that later became increasingly popular.…”

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“…The impact of newer and increasingly popular media sources, including web-browsing and social media, has been studied progressively in recent years. Findings suggest that internet usage, especially appearance-focused social media use and networking, may have adverse effects on perceptions of one's physical appearance [3][4][5][6]. This is of special concern for adolescents, as they are experiencing major developmental changes and their internet usage has increased exponentially in recent years, largely through smartphones [7].…”

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“…Girls may be more vulnerable than boys since media extensively promotes an unrealistic thin-beauty ideal for women that is unattainable for most females [8][9][10]. Stronger relationship between screen use and body dissatisfaction in adolescent girls as compared to boys has been reported in the literature [6], although results have been somewhat mixed [5]. Screen time is also typically sedentary and higher levels of sedentary behavior are associated with greater adiposity [11][12][13] and lower fitness [13], both of which may result in body image dissatisfaction [14].…”

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Screen Time and Body Image in Icelandic Adolescents: Sex-Specific Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations

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Studies of adolescent body image and screen use are mostly limited to girls, and longitudinal data are scarce. We examined cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between these variables in mid-adolescent boys and girls. Data was collected when participants were at age 15 and 17, by questionnaire and objective measurements (n = 152 had complete data). Sex-specific linear regression was used to explore cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of self-reported screen use (total use, and time spent in gaming, TV/DVD/internet-based watching and internet use for communication) and body image, adjusting for vigorous physical activity, symptoms of depression, and body composition. Screen time was negatively associated with body image at both time points, although more strongly at age 15, and for girls only. Gaming and TV/DVD/internet watching was more strongly associated with body image than internet use for communication. Girls with above median screen time at both ages had 14% lower body image score at age 17 than girls with below median screen time at both time points. Our results suggest that screen use is likely to play a role in the development of body dissatisfaction among adolescent females. Limiting screen time may, therefore, help to mitigate body dissatisfaction in adolescent girls.

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Internet use, depression, and cognitive outcomes among Chinese adolescents

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Ding

2021

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This study provides new evidence on how the growingly significant digital life shapes Chinese adolescents' cognitive and mental health outcomes based on their gender, parental education, and geographical location. Using the China Education Panel Survey, a nationally representative survey following 12-15-year-old students in 2013 and 2014, and individual fixed-effect models, we find that more time spent on the Internet is associated with higher selfreported depression scores. This negative impact on mental health is more substantial for girls, those with lesseducated parents, and those living outside the city center. The link between Internet use and cognitive development is almost null. Time spent online negatively affects Chinese young adolescents' subjective well-being but has little impact on their cognitive development. The link between Internet use time and subjective well-being also depends on gender, parental education, and the geographical location of those adolescents. The heterogeneous impacts of Internet use time offer crucial new evidence to the multiple dimensions of the digital divide among adolescents in China.

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Psychological Correlates of Sedentary Screen Time Behaviour Among Children and Adolescents: a Narrative Review

Cited by 33 publications

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The Differential Impact of Screen Time on Children’s Wellbeing

Screen Time and Body Image in Icelandic Adolescents: Sex-Specific Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations

Internet use, depression, and cognitive outcomes among Chinese adolescents

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