Loneliness during COVID-19 and its association with eating habits and 24-hour movement behaviours in a sample of Canadian adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Loneliness, a feeling of distress, has aggravated due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns and reduced social interactions. The objective of this study was to explore whether increased loneliness due to the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with various health behaviours in adolescence, a critical period for the development of lasting lifestyle habits. We used self-reported data from 40,521 Canadian adolescents aged 12-19 years (collected between November 2020 and June 2021) for this cross-sectional study. Logistic regression was used to predict the odds of skipping breakfast and not meeting movement behaviour guidelines [moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (≥60 min/day), recreational screen time (≤2 h/day), sleep duration (≥8 h/day)] among adolescents with increased loneliness due to the

SUBMITTER: Tandon S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10273770 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature