Screen time of adolescents in an economically developing country: The case of Turkey

Background: Most studies of screen time of adolescents have been carried out in well-developed countries. There is little information concerning screen time of adolescents in developing countries such as Turkey.Aim: This study examined the screen time of adolescents with regard to gender, school typ...

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Published in:Annals of human biology 2011-01, Vol.38 (1), p.28-33
Main Authors: Karaca, Ayda, Caglar, Emine, Bilgili, Naile, Ayaz, Sultan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
adolescents
Computers - statistics & numerical data
Developing Countries
developing country
Female
Humans
Male
Motor Activity
school type
Screen time
Sex Factors
sport participation
Sports
Surveys and Questionnaires
Television - statistics & numerical data
Time Factors
Turkey
Video Games - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:Background: Most studies of screen time of adolescents have been carried out in well-developed countries. There is little information concerning screen time of adolescents in developing countries such as Turkey.Aim: This study examined the screen time of adolescents with regard to gender, school type and sport participation in Turkey, selected as an example of an economically developing country.Subjects and methods: A total of 916 high school students participated in this study. The household activities and sport indexes of the Physical Activity Assessment Questionnaire were administered to the participants.Results: Male students had higher screen time (hours/day) than female students and the screen time of the adolescents was longer at the weekends than on weekdays (p < 0.01). The students attending private schools spent more screen time on both weekdays and weekends than those attending public schools (p < 0.01). The results did not reveal significant screen time differences with regard to participation duration in sport activities (p>0.05).Conclusions: Male adolescents and students attending private schools had a higher screen time rate than their counterparts, both on weekdays and at the weekend. Participating in sport for different durations did not make any difference to the screen time of these adolescents.
ISSN:0301-4460
1464-5033
DOI:10.3109/03014460.2010.486383