Screen Time, Physical Activity and Self-Esteem in Children: The Ulm Birth Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: Screen time is a central activity of children’s daily life and jeopardizes mental health. However, results appear inconclusive and are often based on small cross-sectional studies. We aimed to investigate the temporal sequence of the association between screen time and self-esteem taking into account further indirect effects through family or friendship relationship. In our population-based birth cohort study (baseline November 2000⁻November 2001, Ulm, Germany), these relationships were explored in n = 519 11- and 13-year-old children and their parents who both provided information on children’s screen time: time spent watching television or videos (TV), time spent on computers, video game consoles, mobile devices, or cell phones; so called “other screen time”, and

SUBMITTER: Braig S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6025387 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature