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Direct linkNana A. Kwofie; Xanne Janssen; John J. Reilly – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2025
Background: Several studies have reported low adherence to World Health Organization sedentary behavior (SB) guidelines in the early years. The purpose of this review is to examine the associations between time spent in different types of SB (screen time and habitual SB) and motor competence (MC; fundamental motor skills, fine and gross motor…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Computer Use, Television Viewing, Physical Activity Level
Ryan D. Burns; Anke Van Roy; Bradley R. King – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2024
The purpose of this study was to examine the associations of outdoor playtime, screen time, and sleep duration with ball bouncing skills in a sample of 3- to 5-year-old children. Participants were young children (N = 11,121; 48.8% female) whose parent/guardian completed the 2022 National Survey of Children's Health. The dependent variable was one…
Descriptors: Leisure Time, Computer Use, Sleep, Psychomotor Skills
Aaron T. Berger; Darin J. Erickson; Kayla T. Johnson; Emma Billmyer; Kyla Wahlstrom; Melissa N. Laska; Rachel Widome – Journal of School Health, 2025
Background: We aimed to characterize relationships between delayed high school start time policy, which is known to lengthen school night sleep duration, and patterns in activity outcomes: physical activity, non-school electronic screen time (non-schoolwork), and sports and extracurricular activity among adolescents. Methods: We used data from the…
Descriptors: School Schedules, High School Students, Physical Activity Level, Computer Use
Download full textMehmet Mübarek Bora; Selami Karuç – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2025
This study was conducted with the aim of simultaneously describing the patterns among physical activity attitudes, technology addiction, and psychological well-being in high school students and investigating whether these variables differ by gender. Data were collected from a total of 320 participants aged 13-17, located in four different…
Descriptors: Correlation, Physical Activity Level, Student Attitudes, Computer Use
Isabelle Cabot; Rachel Surprenant – Higher Education Studies, 2025
Numerous studies have reported a disruption in the lifestyle habits (LsHs) of post-secondary students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the importance of LsHs for these young adults' physical and mental health and academic success, it is pertinent to examine whether these changes were maintained beyond the public health crisis. As post-pandemic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Life Style, Student Behavior
Hakan Tas; Oguzhan Yolcu; Irmak Hürmeriç Altunsöz; Ahmet Yildirim – Physical Educator, 2024
The purpose of this study was twofold: 1) to examine the effect of physical activity and public health course on perceived exercise benefits/barriers, stages of exercise behavior change, and technology dependence of undergraduate students, and 2) to explain how the physical activity and public health course supports undergraduate students in terms…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Public Health, Exercise, Barriers
Guseman, Emily H.; Jurewicz, Laura; Whipps, Jonathon – Journal of School Health, 2024
Background: Early studies indicate children's physical activity (PA) decreased during the pandemic but may vary by school format and season. We longitudinally assessed changes in PA and screentime (ST) behaviors throughout 1 year of the COVID-19 pandemic and according to changes in school format. Methods: Parents of children (5-18 years) completed…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, COVID-19, Pandemics, Children
Dere, Zeynep – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2023
Digitalization is an unavoidable benefits of modern life Digital transformation and change continue to be experienced in every field. Adolescents have accessed many apps, including those related to their academic life, online in the past year. It is vital for the health of adolescents that researchers identify their Internet addictions and come up…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Student Behavior, Internet, Undergraduate Students
Abdolrasoul Safaiyan; Fariba Zarei; Hamed Rezakhani Moghaddam; Narjes Maasoumi; Hossein Matlabi – Child Care in Practice, 2024
Parental behaviors and attitudes are effective in health outcomes of children. Obesity among children has been found to be related with limited nutrition knowledge and unhealthy eating and habits. Therefore, this study identified the causes and factors associated with obesity among children and revealed their own routines from the perspective of…
Descriptors: Mothers, Obesity, Preschool Children, Parent Attitudes
Justin A. Haegele; Fenghua Sun; Chunxiao Li; Kwok Ng; Jihyun Lee; Stefanie Hwee Chee Ang; Maria Luiza Tanure Alves; Hannah Yang; Yandan Wu; Jernice Sing Yee Tan; Pauli Rintala; Wendy Yajun Huang; Sean Healy; Isabella dos Santos Alves; Andre Lisandro Schliemann; Hyokju Maeng; Eija Karna; Ding Ding – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
This cross-sectional observational study sought to examine the environmental correlates of physical activity and screen-time among youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Parents of youth with ASD (n = 1,165) from seven countries/regions provided responses to an online survey form measuring environmental correlates (i.e., physical activity…
Descriptors: Youth, Parents, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Physical Activity Level
Madison C. Chandler; Oksana K. Ellison; Amanda L. McGowan; Kimberly M. Fenn; Matthew B. Pontifex – Journal of American College Health, 2024
For undergraduate students, excessive screen time is associated with poorer mental health and greater perceived stress. Objective: The purpose of the present investigation was to determine the potential moderating influence of physical activity and sleep on the relationship between screen time and stress. Participants & Methods: A…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Sleep, Anxiety, Undergraduate Students
Wesley O'Brien; Sarahjane Belton; Ben Fitzpatrick; Stephen Shannon; Deirdre Brennan; Fiona Chambers; Karol O'Donovan; Gavin Breslin – Child Care in Practice, 2024
Research has shown that childhood physical activity participation has a positive relationship with markers of wellbeing, such as self-esteem and quality of life, and physical activity participation may serve as protective mechanism against some mental illnesses including depression. The aim of the current study was to examine the relationship…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Physical Activity Level, Computer Use, Body Composition
Selena T. Nguyen-Rodriguez; Guido Urizar; Judith Magaña; Donna Spruijt-Metz; Orfeu M. Buxton; Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati; Susan Redline; Jimi Huh – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2025
A community-based qualitative study identified multilevel influences on sleep duration, quality, and timing in 10 to 12-year-old Latino pre-adolescents via 11 focus groups with 46 children and 15 interviews with parents. An iterative content analysis revealed three themes negatively and positively impacted sleep: (1) Individual-level; (2)…
Descriptors: Sleep, Preadolescents, Hispanic Americans, Behavior
Katie T. Clark – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Depression is a mental health diagnosis that affects many children and adolescents each year. While traditional methods of treatment include therapy and medication, physical activity could also be used as an additional tool to help combat depressive symptoms. A total of 51 articles were found to address the possible benefits of physical activity…
Descriptors: Child Health, Depression (Psychology), Physical Activities, Children
Lavados-Romo, Pamela; Andrade-Mayorga, Omar; Morales, Gladys; Muñoz, Sergio; Balboa-Castillo, Teresa – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: To determine the association between screen time and physical activity with quality of life among Chilean university students. Methods: Cross-sectional and analytical study conducted on 726 first-year university students who replied three questionnaires: Youth Risk Behavior Survey, WHO Quality of Life-BREF scale, and the International…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, College Freshmen, Physical Activity Level, Life Style
