Associations of physical activity and screen time with emotional and behavioral problems in children

GUI Zhaohuan; WANG Hui; ZHANG Jingshu; CHEN Yajun

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.08.004

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GUI Zhaohuan, WANG Hui, ZHANG Jingshu, CHEN Yajun. Associations of physical activity and screen time with emotional and behavioral problems in children[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2021, 42(8): 1135-1139. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.08.004

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GUI Zhaohuan, WANG Hui, ZHANG Jingshu, CHEN Yajun. Associations of physical activity and screen time with emotional and behavioral problems in children[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2021, 42(8): 1135-1139. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.08.004

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Associations of physical activity and screen time with emotional and behavioral problems in children

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.08.004

Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou(510080), China

Received Date: 2020-11-19
Rev Recd Date: 2020-12-26

Available Online: 2021-08-20

Publish Date: 2021-08-25

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Objective To investigate the associations of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) and screen time (ST) with emotional and behavioral problems in children and to provide evidence for related intervention measures. Methods In March 2017, a total of 4 922 children aged 6-12 years from 5 primary schools in Guangzhou were enrolled using stratified random cluster sampling method. Questionnaires were used to assess children's socio-demographic information, MVPA, ST and emotional and behavioral problems. The associations of MVPA and ST with behavioral problems were explored by using generalized linear mixed models. Results Students with MVPA≥60 min per day accounted for 37.5%, and with ST≤2 h per day accounted for 87.7%. Children who were physically active showed lower scores for total difficulties, hyperactivity, and peer problems and higher score for prosocial than inactive peers(t=2.80, 2.47, 2.56, -1.97, all P < 0.05). Also, children who spent less than 2 h ST per day reported lower scores for total difficulties, emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity, and peer problems and higher score for prosocial compared to those with high ST(t=3.18, 3.35, 3.70, 3.80, -3.21, 4.97, all P < 0.05). Children who met neither MVPA nor ST recommendations had significantly increased risks of total difficulties(OR=1.73, 95%CI=1.12-2.68), conduct problems(OR=1.45, 95%CI=1.02-2.05), peer problems(OR=1.93, 95%CI=1.11-3.36), and prosocial (OR=1.55, 95%CI=1.08-2.23) than those who met both. Conclusion MVPA and ST are independently related to children's emotional and behavioral problems, and the risks of emotional and behavioral problems increased in children with insufficient MVPA and longer ST.
- Motor activity,
- Fixation, ocular,
- Time,
- Emotions,
- Regresson analysis,
- Child

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