The diurnal pattern and social context of screen behaviours in adolescents: a cross-sectional analysis of the Millennium Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Screen behaviours are highly prevalent in young people and excessive screen use may pose a risk to physical and mental health. Understanding the timing and social settings in which young people accumulate screen time may help to inform the design of interventions to limit screen use. This study aimed to describe diurnal patterns in adolescents' screen-based behaviours and examine the association of social context with these behaviours on weekdays and weekend days.

Methods

Time use diary data are from the sixth wave (2015/2016) of the Millennium Cohort Study, conducted when participants were aged 14 years. Outcome variables were electronic games/Apps, TV-viewing, phone calls and emails/texts, visiting social networking sites and internet browsing. Social context wa

SUBMITTER: Kontostoli E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9175381 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature