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ERIC Number: EJ1191248
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Oct
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1090-1981
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Relationship of Parental and Adolescents' Screen Time to Self-Rated Health: A Structural Equation Modeling
Werneck, André O.; Silva, Danilo R.; Agostinete, Ricardo R.; Fernandes, Rômulo A.; Ronque, Enio R. V.; Oyeyemi, Adewale L.; Cyrino, Edilson S.
Health Education & Behavior, v45 n5 p764-771 Oct 2018
Aim: To investigate the association of parental and adolescents' screen time with self-rated health and to examine the mediating effects of psychosocial factors (social relationships and distress) on this association. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 984 Brazilian adolescents (10- to 17-year-olds). Self-rated health, screen time (adolescents and parental), and perception of social relationships and distress were evaluated through self-report questionnaires. Structural equation modeling was adopted to investigate the pathways of the relationship between adolescents' screen time and self-rated health. Results: Adolescents' screen time was directly and negatively related to self-rated health only in boys (r = -0.158, p = 0.015). In girls, screen time was related to self-rated health through distress (r = -0.188, p = 0.007) and social relationships (r = 0.176, p = 0.008). The models fit was adequate (?[superscript 2]/df = 3.0, root mean square error of approximation <0.08, comparative fit index >0.90, and Tucker-Lewis Index >0.90). Conclusions: Higher screen time was associated with poor self-rated health in boys, while in girls, psychosocial factors mediated the adverse relationships between screen time and self-rated health.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Brazil
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