Relationship of Parental and Adolescents’ Screen Time to Self-Rated Health: A Structural Equation Modeling

Aim. To investigate the association of parental and adolescents’ screen time with self-rated health and to examine the mediating effects of psychosocial factors (social relationships and distress) on this association. Method. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 984 Brazilian adolescents (10-...

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Published in:Health education & behavior 2018-10, Vol.45 (5), p.764-771
Main Authors: Werneck, André O., Silva, Danilo R., Agostinete, Ricardo R., Fernandes, Rômulo A., Ronque, Enio R. V., Oyeyemi, Adewale L., Cyrino, Edilson S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent Attitudes
Adolescents
Child Health
Comparative Analysis
Computer Games
Correlation
Exercise
Foreign Countries
Gender Differences
Girls
Health
Health status
Modelling
Parent Attitudes
Parent Student Relationship
Parents
Parents & parenting
Physical Activities
Physical Activity Level
Psychological distress
Psychosocial factors
Public Schools
Questionnaires
Screen time
Sedentary behavior
Self evaluation
Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Self report
Social perception
Social relations
Structural equation modeling
Structural Equation Models
Teenagers
Television Viewing
Video Games
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Summary:Aim. To investigate the association of parental and adolescents’ screen time with self-rated health and to examine the mediating effects of psychosocial factors (social relationships and distress) on this association. Method. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 984 Brazilian adolescents (10- to 17-year-olds). Self-rated health, screen time (adolescents and parental), and perception of social relationships and distress were evaluated through self-report questionnaires. Structural equation modeling was adopted to investigate the pathways of the relationship between adolescents’ screen time and self-rated health. Results. Adolescents’ screen time was directly and negatively related to self-rated health only in boys (r = −0.158, p = .015). In girls, screen time was related to self-rated health through distress (r = −0.188, p = .007) and social relationships (r = 0.176, p = .008). The models fit was adequate (χ2/df ≤ 3.0, root mean square error of approximation 0.90, and Tucker–Lewis Index >0.90). Conclusions. Higher screen time was associated with poor self-rated health in boys, while in girls, psychosocial factors mediated the adverse relationships between screen time and self-rated health.
ISSN:1090-1981
1552-6127
DOI:10.1177/1090198118757825