The prevalence of sedentary behavior and physical activity in leisure time: A study of Scottish adolescents using ecological momentary assessment

Patterns of sedentary behavior and compliance with public health recommendations in Spanish adolescents: the AFINOS study

“…Although results regarding the influence of age on time spent watching TV are contradictory, by contrast, almost all the aforementioned studies showed that boys usually spend more time watching TV than girls 6,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22 .…”

“…A review by Marshall et al 24 found that, on average, boys spent three times as long playing video games than girls. A study of Scottish adolescents by Biddle et al 20 found that boys spent seven times more time playing computer and video games than girls. The same study 20 also found that adolescents spent twice as much time engaged in these activities on weekdays than on weekends.…”

“…A study of Scottish adolescents by Biddle et al 20 found that boys spent seven times more time playing computer and video games than girls. The same study 20 also found that adolescents spent twice as much time engaged in these activities on weekdays than on weekends. The HELENA study showed that European adolescent boys spent more time playing computer and video games than girls and time dedicated to these activities was greater on weekends 6 .…”

“…The level of internet use for non-study reasons in previous studies is generally low. In some cases no differentiation was made between internet use for non-study and study reasons 27 and in general internet use is included in the category computer use 15,17,18,20,22,24 .…”

“…These figures raise key questions regarding public health, the suitability of this recommendation and the possibility of compliance among adolescents. As a result, studies have commonly used a recommendation of two hours or less as the main public recommendation for TV viewing 6,14,16,20,28 .…”