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Reducing youth screen time: Qualitative metasynthesis of findings on barriers and facilitators.

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Minges, Karl E., Owen, Neville, Salmon, Jo, Chao, Ariana, Dunstan, David W., Whittemore, Robin·2015·Health Psychology

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OBJECTIVE: An integrated perspective on the relevant qualitative findings on the experience of screen time in youth can inform the development of hypotheses to be tested in future research and can guide the development of interventions to decrease sedentary behavior. The purpose of this qualitative metasynthesis was to explore parent, youth, and educational professionals' perceptions of barriers to, and facilitators of, reducing youth screen time. METHOD: Qualitative metasynthesis techniques were used to analyze and synthesize 15 qualitative studies of screen time among youth (11-18 years) meeting inclusion criteria. The phrases, quotes, and/or author interpretations (i.e., theme or subtheme) were recorded in a data display matrix to facilitate article comparisons. Codes were collapsed into 23 categories of similar conceptual meaning and 3 overarching themes were derived using thematic analysis procedures. RESULTS: Study sample sizes ranged from 6 to 270 participants from 6 countries. Data collection methods included focus groups (n = 6), interviews (n = 4), focus group and interviews (n = 4), and naturalistic observation (n = 1) with youth and/or parents. Data analysis techniques included thematic analysis (n = 9), content analysis (n = 3), grounded theory (n = 1), observation (n = 1), and interpretive phenomenological analysis (n = 1). Three thematic categories were identified: (a) youth's norms-screen time is an integral part of daily life, and facilitates opportunities for entertainment, social interaction, and escapism; (b) family dynamics and parental roles-parents are conflicted and send mixed messages about the appropriate uses and amounts of screen time; and, (c) resources and environment-engagement in screen time is dependent on school, community, neighborhood, and home environmental contexts. CONCLUSIONS: Screen time is an established norm in many youth cultures, presenting barriers to behavior change. Parents recognize the importance of reducing youth screen time, but model and promote engagement themselves. For youth and parents, mutually agreed rules, limits, and parental monitoring of screen time were perceived as likely to be effective.

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Authors: Minges, K. E., Owen, N., Salmon, J., Chao, A., Dunstan, D. W., & Whittemore, R.
Affiliations: Yale University (US)
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute (AU)
Deakin University (AU)
ORCID: Minges, Karl E.
Owen, Neville
Salmon, Jo
Chao, Ariana
Dunstan, David W.
Whittemore, Robin
Venue: Health Psychology
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 2015-04
Volume: 34
Issue: 4
Pages: 381-397
ISSN: 0278-6133 (ISSN-L)
1930-7810
DOI: 10.1037/hea0000172
PMC: PMC4456186
OpenAlex: W1990350625
Cited by: 109
References: 79
Citations by year: 2026: 8 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 1
FWCI: 28.27
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: hybrid
doi.org
Licence: other-oa
www.apa.org/pubs/journals/resources/open-access.aspx (am, 363 d)
Locations: Health Psychology (publishedVersion, other-oa)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Research Bank (Australian Catholic University) (submittedVersion)
Own your potential (DEAKIN) (submittedVersion)
Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Swinburne figshare (Swinburne University of Technology) (submittedVersion)
Funders: National Institutes of Health (T32-DK07718, T32-NR008346)
National Health and Medical Research Council (569940, 1003960, APP1026216)
Victorian Government
Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence
Australian Research Council (FT100100918)
Topics: Social Sciences › Education › Child Development and Digital Technology
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
Keywords: sedentary behavior, facilitators, parental influence, family dynamics, parental supervision, environmental context, behavior change
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Age Factors, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Parents, Television, Health Behavior, Focus Groups, Video Games, Qualitative Research, Sedentary Behavior, Observational Studies as Topic

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