Is change in mental distress among adolescents predicted by sedentary behaviour or screen time? Results from the longitudinal population study The Tromso Study: Fit Futures.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There is growing interest in the relationship between sedentary behaviour and mental distress among adolescents, but the majority of studies to date have relied on self-reported measures with poor validity. Consequently, current knowledge may be affected by various biases. The aim of this study was to investigate the cross-sectional and longitudinal association between (1) objectively measured sedentary time and (2) self-reported screen time with mental distress among adolescents participating in The Tromsø Study: Fit Futures, in order to see if the association is dependent on mode of measurement of sedentary behaviour.

Design

Prospective study.

Setting

Sample drawn from upper secondary school students (mean age 16.3 years at baseline) from two municipalitie

SUBMITTER: Opdal IM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7045274 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature