More Than Just Screen Time: Children's Sedentary Behaviors at Home and the Interplay of Home Environment Factors

Rathod, Apoorva; Olsson, Tomas; Schwanen,

doi:10.7721/chilyoutenvi.30.2.0072

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“…The prevalence of high ST in this study was slightly lower than before, but showed significant groups differences. In addition to university students being a common group with high ST, ST was also relatively higher among adolescents living in country, with small families and being only child, similar to previous studies, and these factors may correspond to fewer family and social activities and greater tendencies for individuals to spend time on electronic devices [ 79 ]. However, excessive ST may displace time that should be spent on learning, physical activity and peer-related social activities, further affecting students’ academic performance, interpersonal relationships and physical health [ 65 ].…”

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Unhealthy lifestyles and clusters status among 3637 adolescents aged 11–23 years: a school-based cross-sectional study in China

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Background Unhealthy lifestyles are risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and tend to be clustered, with a trajectory that extends from adolescence to adulthood. This study investigated the association of diets, tobacco, alcohol, physical activity (PA), screen time (ST) and sleep duration (SD) in a total of six lifestyles, separately and as cumulative lifestyle scores, with sociodemographic characteristics among school-aged adolescents in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou. Methods In the aggregate, 3,637 adolescents aged 11–23 years were included in the study. The questionnaire collected data on socio-demographic characteristics and lifestyles. Healthy and unhealthy lifestyles were identified and scored, depending on the individual score (0 and 1 for healthy and unhealthy lifestyles respectively), with a total score between 0 and 6. Based on the sum of the dichotomous scores, the number of unhealthy lifestyles was calculated and divided into three clusters (0–1, 2–3, 4–6). Chi-square test was used to analyze the group difference of lifestyles and demographic characteristics, and multivariate logistic regression was used to explore the associations between demographic characteristics and the clustering status of unhealthy lifestyles. Results Among all participants, the prevalence of unhealthy lifestyles was: 86.4% for diet, 14.5% for alcohol, 6.0% for tobacco, 72.2% for PA, 42.3% for ST and 63.9% for SD. Students who were in university, female, lived in country (OR = 1.725, 95% CI: 1.241–2.398), had low number of close friends (1–2: OR = 2.110, 95% CI: 1.428–3.117; 3–5: OR = 1.601, 95% CI: 1.168–2.195), and had moderate family income (OR = 1.771, 95% CI: 1.208–2.596) were more likely to develop unhealthy lifestyles. In total, unhealthy lifestyles remain highly prevalent among Chinese adolescents. Conclusion In the future, the establishment of an effective public health policy may improve the lifestyle profile of adolescents. Based on the lifestyle characteristics of different populations reported in our findings, lifestyle optimization can be more efficiently integrated into the daily lives of adolescents. Moreover, it is essential to conduct well-designed prospective studies on adolescents.

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Unhealthy lifestyles and clusters status among 3637 adolescents aged 11–23 years: a school-based cross-sectional study in China

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“…Children engage in a wide range of screen-based and non-screen-based sedentary behaviours at home, of which socialising, indoor playing, TV watching, and using a tablet are the most common [64]. Among UK parents, there is a strong sense of the need to ensure a balance in children's digital and non-digital engagement [36].…”

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Children’s Vulnerability to Digital Technology within the Family: A Scoping Review

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Holmarsdottir²,

Kapella³

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Children today experience digital engagement from a young age, and information and communication technology (ICT) use impacts how the family, seen as a social–relational structure or network of two or more people, communicates and interacts in daily life. This review broadly encompasses how children and young people are vulnerable regarding digital technology, focusing on diverse aspects of the family. The scoping review includes a final corpus of 100 articles broadly focusing on the term ‘vulnerability’ as it relates to digital technology and the family. The themes identified originate from the articles and describe five domains of vulnerability: (1) extensive Internet use, (2) age and gender, (3) risky online behaviour, (4) social networking as a social lubricant, and (5) parental mediation and care. The studies identified lean heavily on quantitative studies measuring time, whilst depth and context are less visible. Despite a growing body of research, there is a lack of both qualitative studies and research examining the role of technology in the lives of children and young people and how family dynamics are affected in the digital age.

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“…All of the families lived in or around the city of Gothenburg, the second-largest city in Sweden. The visits to the families comprised the second phase of a research project on children's sedentary behavior; the first phase was a survey (Rathod et al 2020) where participants indicated their willingness to participate in a follow-up study. 38 families from the survey were contacted, of which only 4 responded but in the negative.…”

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The Intersection of ‘Outside’ Practices and Children’s Sedentary Behavior at Home

Rathod

2021

Home Cultures

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Health concerns about sedentary behavior have brought attention to children's home lives, including research on the factors influencing children's sedentary behavior at home. These studies highlight the importance of home factors, namely the media-rich home environment and parental influences. This paper draws on the concept of 'porosity of the home' and practice theory to study how children's home-based sedentary behavior is affected by factors beyond the home. Based on observational and interview data with children and their families conducted in Gothenburg, Sweden, four main practices outside the home are identified as affecting home behaviors -digitalization at school, organized activities, family holidays, and socialization with peers. All of these are embedded in wider discourses affecting children's lives, suggesting that children's sedentary behavior at home

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More Than Just Screen Time: Children's Sedentary Behaviors at Home and the Interplay of Home Environment Factors

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Unhealthy lifestyles and clusters status among 3637 adolescents aged 11–23 years: a school-based cross-sectional study in China

Unhealthy lifestyles and clusters status among 3637 adolescents aged 11–23 years: a school-based cross-sectional study in China

Children’s Vulnerability to Digital Technology within the Family: A Scoping Review

The Intersection of ‘Outside’ Practices and Children’s Sedentary Behavior at Home

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