Physical activity, screen time and subjective well-being among children
García-Hermoso A, Hormazábal-Aguayo I, Fernández-Vergara O, Olivares PR, Oriol-Granado X
International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHP · 43 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- University or hospital
- Universidad de Santiago de Chile
- Government
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III
- Grants
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (III—CP18/0150); Instituto de Salud Carlos III (CP18/0150)
Based on 2 listed funder(s) and full-text disclosure statement.
Publication
- Published
- 2020-04-12 · Int J Clin Health Psychol · vol. 20 · issue 2 · pp. 126–134
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Cited
- 92 citations · more than 100% of similar papers · 26.5× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 40 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY-NC-ND
- Research areas
- Child Development and Digital Technology · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Keywords
- physical activity, screen time, subjective well-being, children, life satisfaction, positive affect, negative affect, physical activity guidelines, sedentary behavior, child mental health, Chilean children, elementary school students
5 authors
From CL, ES
- Antônio García‐Hermoso · correspondingUniversidad de Santiago de Chile; Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA); Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra; Navarrabiomed
- Ignacio Hormazábal‐AguayoUniversidad de Santiago de Chile
- Omar Fernández‐VergaraUniversidad de Santiago de Chile
- Pedro Rufino OlivaresUniversidad Autónoma de Chile; Universidad de Huelva
- Xavier OriolUniversidad Andrés Bello
Abstract
Background/objective
The aim of the study was to explore the differences between physical activity and/or screen time levels on cognitive (Life satisfaction LS) and affective (Positive affect, PA and Negative affect NA) components of subjective well-being (SWB) in children.
Method
This cross-sectional study enrolled 1,540 children (1,040 boys, 8-12 years old). LS, PA, NA, physical activity and screen time were assessed with validated questionnaires.
Results
Children who reported 3 days per week of physical activity or less had lower LS and PA than counterparts with ≥6 days of physical activity per week (p p < .05). Also, children who meet physical activity guidelines have higher LS and PA compared to inactive peers, even with high screen time. In contrast, excessive screen time was also related with NA independent of the level of physical activity.
Conclusions
Our findings suggest that physical activity is related with positive feelings and LS, but does not eliminate the effect of screen time on negative feelings among Chilean children.
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