Reducing Recreational Sedentary Screen Time

Buchanan, Leigh; Rooks-Peck, Cherie; Finnie, Ramona; Wethington, Holly; Jacob, Verughese; Fulton, Janet E.; Johnson, Donna B.; Kahwati, Leila C.; Pratt, Charlotte; Ramı́rez, Gilbert; Mercer, Shawna L.; Glanz, Karen

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2015.09.030

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“…6 The first to address screen time exclusively was a 7-month, school-based randomized controlled trial among third and fourth grade children from 2 California schools. 7 One school was randomly selected to receive an 18-lesson, multiple-component screen-time reduction curriculum delivered by the regular classroom teachers, and it included behavior change skills, an electronic television time manager, and educational parent newsletters.…”

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Screen Media Exposure and Obesity in Children and Adolescents

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Obesity is one of the best-documented outcomes of screen media exposure. Many observational studies find relationships between screen media exposure and increased risks of obesity. Randomized controlled trials of reducing screen time in community settings have reduced weight gain in children, demonstrating a cause and effect relationship. Current evidence suggests that screen media exposure leads to obesity in children and adolescents through increased eating while viewing; exposure to high-calorie, low-nutrient food and beverage marketing that influences children’s preferences, purchase requests, consumption habits; and reduced sleep duration. Some evidence also suggests promise for using interactive media to improve eating and physical activity behaviors to prevent or reduce obesity. Future interdisciplinary research is needed to examine the effects of newer mobile and other digital media exposures on obesity; to examine the effectiveness of additional interventions to mitigate the adverse effects of media exposures on obesity and possible moderators and mediators of intervention effects; to effectively use digital media interventions to prevent and reduce obesity; and to uncover the mechanisms underlying the causal relationships and interactions between obesity-related outcomes and media content, characteristics, and context.

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“…Experimental studies of reducing screen time have generally revealed only small if any measurable increases in physical activity. 6 This suggests that displacement of physical activity may not be a strong link between screen time and obesity.…”

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Screen Media Exposure and Obesity in Children and Adolescents

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“…The recently released and updated recommendations from the Community Preventive Services Task Force on Reducing Children’s Recreational Sedentary Screen Time found that family-based social support was the most common component of effective interventions for children aged 13 years or younger, drawing attention to the critical role of family and parent support to influence children’s sedentary screen time behavior (19,20). At the same time, the task force reported only 2 intervention studies that addressed adult screen time behavior (20).…”

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“…At the same time, the task force reported only 2 intervention studies that addressed adult screen time behavior (20). Future efforts that aim to influence child sedentary behavior will likely benefit from further development of family support strategies and an approach that recognizes the need to address parents’ screen time practices.…”

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Association Between Parent Television-Viewing Practices and Setting Rules to Limit the Television-Viewing Time of Their 8- to 12-Year-Old Children, Minnesota, 2011–2015

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IntroductionTelevision (TV) viewing is popular among adults and children, and child TV-viewing time is positively associated with parent TV-viewing time. Efforts to limit the TV-viewing time of children typically target parent rule-setting. However, little is known about the association between parent TV-viewing practices and rule-setting.MethodsWe used baseline height and weight data and survey data collected from 2011 through 2015 on parents and their 8- to 12-year-old children (N = 212 parent/child dyads) who were participants in 2 community-based obesity prevention intervention trials conducted in metropolitan Minnesota. Multivariable binary logistic regression analysis was used to assess the association between parent TV-viewing time on weekdays or weekend days (dichotomized as ≤2 hrs/d vs ≥2.5 hrs/d) and parent rules limiting child TV-viewing time.ResultsChild mean age was 10 (standard deviation [SD], 1.4) years, mean body mass index (BMI) percentile was 81 (SD, 16.7), approximately half of the sample were boys, and 42% of the sample was nonwhite. Parent mean age was 41 (SD, 7.5) years, and mean BMI was 29 (SD, 7.5); most of the sample was female, and 36% of the sample was nonwhite. Parents who limited their TV-viewing time on weekend days to 2 hours or fewer per day were almost 3 times more likely to report setting rules limiting child TV-viewing time than were parents who watched 2.5 hours or more per day (P = .01). A similar association was not seen for parent weekday TV-viewing time.ConclusionFor most adults and children, a meaningful decrease in sedentariness will require reductions in TV-viewing time. Family-based interventions to reduce TV-viewing time that target the TV-viewing practices of both children and parents are needed.

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The Association Between Longitudinal Changes in Body Mass Index and Longitudinal Changes in Hours of Screen Time, and Hours of Physical Activity in German Children

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Pollatos,

Warschburger

et al. 2024

Obesity Science & Practice

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IntroductionThe association of screen time and physical activity with body weight in children has been investigated in cross‐sectional and prospective studies, as well as randomized controlled trials. The present study extends previous research by examining how longitudinal within‐person changes in screen time and physical activity relate to changes in Body Mass Index (BMI) in children, and how changes in screen time and physical activity relate to each other.MethodsThe data for the present study came from the PIER Youth Study. Data were collected from 971 children and their parents at two time points approximately 1 year apart. A multilevel modeling approach with measurement occasions nested within children was used to model changes in BMI across age.ResultsWithin a child, a change in daily hours of TV viewing was associated with a corresponding change in BMI, whereas a change in daily hours of physical activity was associated with an opposite change in BMI. Within‐person correlations between changes in screen time and physical activity were small but positive.ConclusionThe present findings have important implications for interventions to reduce and prevent childhood overweight and obesity. Specifically, interventions should focus on both reducing daily TV viewing and promoting physical activity.

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Reducing Recreational Sedentary Screen Time

Cited by 66 publications

References 75 publications

Screen Media Exposure and Obesity in Children and Adolescents

Screen Media Exposure and Obesity in Children and Adolescents

Association Between Parent Television-Viewing Practices and Setting Rules to Limit the Television-Viewing Time of Their 8- to 12-Year-Old Children, Minnesota, 2011–2015

The Association Between Longitudinal Changes in Body Mass Index and Longitudinal Changes in Hours of Screen Time, and Hours of Physical Activity in German Children

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