Associations between childhood and adolescent emotional and behavioral characteristics and screen time of adolescents
Abstract The correlations between emotional and behavioral problems and increased screen time among young people has been highlighted in the literature. This study examined both longitudinal and cross-directional associations between the degree of childhood and adolescent emotional and behavioral pr...
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ftunivoulu:oai:oulu.fi:nbnfi-fe20201222102584 2023-07-30T04:05:49+02:00 Associations between childhood and adolescent emotional and behavioral characteristics and screen time of adolescents Männikkö, N. (Niko) Ruotsalainen, H. (Heidi) Miettunen, J. (Jouko) Kääriäinen, M. (Maria) 2020 application/pdf http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe20201222102584 eng eng Informa info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess © 2020 Taylor & Francis. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Issues in Mental Health Nursing on 13 May 2020, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2020.1725195. Adolescent Behavior problems Computer Video games info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion 2020 ftunivoulu 2023-07-08T19:57:55Z Abstract The correlations between emotional and behavioral problems and increased screen time among young people has been highlighted in the literature. This study examined both longitudinal and cross-directional associations between the degree of childhood and adolescent emotional and behavioral problem characteristics and a higher level of daily screen time in adolescence using an extensive population study. Questionnaires providing data on a representative cohort sample (the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 Study, NFBC 1986; n = 6479; 3101 males) were completed at birth, in childhood, and in adolescence. Male gender, and self-reported behavioral issues (such as a higher degree of hyperactivity/distractibility problems at the beginning of formal schooling and adolescent rule-breaking problems), predicted higher daily screen time in adolescence, after controlling for confounding factors. Higher levels of anxious-depression symptoms among adolescents were inversely related to them having elevated daily digital screen time. Individual behavioral tendencies at the start of formal schooling and later in adolescence may predict higher screen time among young people. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Finland Jultika - University of Oulu repository |
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Abstract The correlations between emotional and behavioral problems and increased screen time among young people has been highlighted in the literature. This study examined both longitudinal and cross-directional associations between the degree of childhood and adolescent emotional and behavioral problem characteristics and a higher level of daily screen time in adolescence using an extensive population study. Questionnaires providing data on a representative cohort sample (the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 Study, NFBC 1986; n = 6479; 3101 males) were completed at birth, in childhood, and in adolescence. Male gender, and self-reported behavioral issues (such as a higher degree of hyperactivity/distractibility problems at the beginning of formal schooling and adolescent rule-breaking problems), predicted higher daily screen time in adolescence, after controlling for confounding factors. Higher levels of anxious-depression symptoms among adolescents were inversely related to them having elevated daily digital screen time. Individual behavioral tendencies at the start of formal schooling and later in adolescence may predict higher screen time among young people. |
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Männikkö, N. (Niko) Ruotsalainen, H. (Heidi) Miettunen, J. (Jouko) Kääriäinen, M. (Maria) |
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Männikkö, N. (Niko) Ruotsalainen, H. (Heidi) Miettunen, J. (Jouko) Kääriäinen, M. (Maria) |
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Associations between childhood and adolescent emotional and behavioral characteristics and screen time of adolescents |
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Associations between childhood and adolescent emotional and behavioral characteristics and screen time of adolescents |
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Associations between childhood and adolescent emotional and behavioral characteristics and screen time of adolescents |
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Associations between childhood and adolescent emotional and behavioral characteristics and screen time of adolescents |
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Associations between childhood and adolescent emotional and behavioral characteristics and screen time of adolescents |
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associations between childhood and adolescent emotional and behavioral characteristics and screen time of adolescents |
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess © 2020 Taylor & Francis. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Issues in Mental Health Nursing on 13 May 2020, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2020.1725195. |
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