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- Title
Relationship of Parental and Adolescents’ Screen Time to Self-Rated Health: A Structural Equation Modeling.
- Authors
Werneck, André O.; Ronque, Enio R. V.; Cyrino, Edilson S.; Silva, Danilo R.; Agostinete, Ricardo R.; Fernandes, Rômulo A.; Oyeyemi, Adewale L.
- Abstract
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 = .015). In girls, screen time was related to self-rated health through distress (r = −0.188, p = .007) and social relationships (r = 0.176, p = .008). The models fit was adequate (χ2/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.
- Subjects
PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; MEDICAL screening; RESEARCH funding; HEALTH self-care; PSYCHOLOGY of the sick; SOCIAL attitudes; STRUCTURAL equation modeling; PARENT attitudes; SEDENTARY lifestyles; PHYSICAL activity; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Health Education & Behavior, 2018, Vol 45, Issue 5, p764
- ISSN
1090-1981
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1090198118757825