Associations between Screen-Based Sedentary Behaviour and Anxiety Symptoms in Mothers with Young Children

Anxiety is a serious illness and women (including mothers with young children) are at particular risk. Although physical activity (PA) may reduce anxiety risk, little research has investigated the link between sedentary behaviour and anxiety risk. The aim of this study was to examine the association...

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Published in:PloS one 2016-05, Vol.11 (5), p.e0155696-e0155696
Main Authors: Teychenne, Megan, Hinkley, Trina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age
Anxiety
Anxiety - epidemiology
Anxiety - etiology
Behavior
Biology and Life Sciences
Child, Preschool
Children
Children & youth
Computer & video games
Computer use
Cross-Sectional Studies
Demographic aspects
Demographics
Exercise
Female
Gender differences
Handheld computers
Humans
Male
Medical screening
Medicine and Health Sciences
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health
Mothers
Nutrition
Optical disks
People and Places
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Psychological aspects
Public health
Regression analysis
Risk
Risk factors
Risk taking
Sedentary Behavior
Social networks
Social Sciences
Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Systematic review
Viewing
Women
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Summary:Anxiety is a serious illness and women (including mothers with young children) are at particular risk. Although physical activity (PA) may reduce anxiety risk, little research has investigated the link between sedentary behaviour and anxiety risk. The aim of this study was to examine the association between screen-based sedentary behaviour and anxiety symptoms, independent of PA, amongst mothers with young children. During 2013-2014, 528 mothers with children aged 2-5 years completed self-report measures of recreational screen-based sedentary behaviour (TV/DVD/video viewing, computer/e-games/hand held device use) and anxiety symptoms (using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, HADS-A). Linear regression analyses examined the cross-sectional association between screen-based sedentary behaviour and anxiety symptoms. In models that adjusted for key demographic and behavioural covariates (including moderate- to vigorous-intensity PA, MVPA), computer/device use (B = 0.212; 95% CI = 0.048, 0.377) and total screen time (B = 0.109; 95% CI = 0.014, 0.205) were positively associated with heightened anxiety symptoms. TV viewing was not associated with anxiety symptoms in either model. Higher levels of recreational computer or handheld device use and overall screen time may be linked to higher risk of anxiety symptoms in mothers with young children, independent of MVPA. Further longitudinal and intervention research is required to determine temporal associations.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0155696