Temporal and Environmental Patterns of Sedentary and Active Behaviors during Adolescents’ Leisure Time
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Background There is great interest in young people's overweight and obesity. Few data, however, describe when sedentary and physically active behaviors are likely to occur during the day or how these behaviors are related to location.Purpose The purpose of this study was to describe sedentary and active leisure-time behaviors of adolescents across the day and setting.Method Adolescents (male n = 579, female n = 967; aged 13-16 years) completed time-use diaries for three weekdays and one weekend day. At 15 min intervals, participants recorded what they were doing and where they were.Results TV viewing and sports/exercise peaked at different times in the day, although TV viewing was two to three times more likely to occur than sports/exercise. TV viewing was most likely to occur during the middle to late evening. The playing of computer games was low, particularly for girls. Weekend data showed TV viewing was the most reported activity throughout the day. For boys, "being in the garden" was highly predictive of engaging in sports/exercise, but this declined rapidly with age. Motorized travel to school was reported twice as often as active travel.Conclusion Momentary assessments of behavior, in conjunction with contemporaneous reports of environmental factors, describe important patterns of leisure-time active and sedentary behaviors in youth.
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When temporal patterning is measured, the evidence tends to rely on self-report, such as time use diaries.
“When temporal patterning is measured, the evidence tends to rely on self-report, such as time use diaries [21,23]”
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Using aggregates of behavior masks the context specificity of each behavior and thus precludes accurate conclusions about specific behaviors occurring at specific time points and in specific contexts.
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The living room was strongly linked to television viewing.
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Television viewing most likely occurred in the middle evening segment.
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Screen-based behaviors were prominent throughout the evening, starting immediately after school until the end of the day.
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- Authors
- Biddle, S. J. H., Marshall, S. J., Gorely, T., & Cameron, N.
- Affiliations
- Loughborough University (GB)
- San Diego State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Biddle, Stuart J. H.
- Venue
- International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
- Published
- 2009-02-24
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 278-286
- ISSN
- 1070-5503 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-7558
- OpenAlex
- W2039292170
- Cited by
- 96
- References
- 31
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- FWCI
- 3.98
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- International Journal of Behavioral Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Victoria University Research Repository (Victoria University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- British Heart Foundation (PG/2000124)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Social Sciences › Life-span and Life-course Studies › Sports and Physical Education Studies
- Keywords
- sedentary behavior, physical activity, adolescents, leisure-time activities, time-of-day patterns, television viewing, video gaming, sport and exercise, active travel, motorized travel, time diaries, youth obesity
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Circadian Rhythm, Female, United Kingdom, Health Surveys, Humans, Leisure Activities, Life Style, Male, Sex Factors, Social Environment, Sports, Exercise, Sedentary Behavior
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