Associations between sport and screen-entertainment with mental health problems in 5-year-old children
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BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined the benefits of regular physical activity, and risks of sedentary behaviour, in young children. This study investigated associations between participation in sports and screen-entertainment (as components of physical activity and sedentary behaviour), and emotional and behavioural problems in this population. METHODS: Cross-sectional analysis of data from 13470 children (50.9% boys) participating in the nationally representative UK Millennium Cohort Study. Time spent participating in sports clubs outside of school, and using screen-entertainment, was reported by the child's mother at child age 5 years, when mental health was also measured using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. RESULTS: 45% of children did not participate in sport clubs and 61% used screen-entertainment for >/= 2 hours per day. Children who participated in sport had fewer total difficulties; emotional, conduct, hyperactivity-inattention and peer relationship problems; and more prosocial behaviours. These relationships were similar in boys and girls. Boys and girls who used screen-entertainment for any duration, and participated in sport, had fewer emotional and behavioural problems, and more prosocial behaviours, than children who used screen-entertainment for >/= 2 hours per day and did not participate in sport. CONCLUSIONS: Longer durations of screen-entertainment usage are not associated with mental health problems in young children. However, our findings suggest an association between sport and better mental health. Further research based on longitudinal data is required to examine causal pathways in these associations and to determine the potential role of this and other forms of physical activity in preventing mental health disorders.
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Previous cross-sectional studies have demonstrated weaker associations between screen-based sedentary behaviors and emotional disorder symptoms in youth who also engage in higher (vs. lower) levels of physical activity and in boys (vs. girls).
“Previous cross-sectional studies have demonstrated weaker associations between screen-based sedentary behaviors and emotional disorder symptoms in youth who also engage in higher (vs. lower) levels of physical activity (Cao et al., 2011; Griffiths et al., 2010) and in boys (vs. girls) (Suchert et al., 2015; Brodersen et al., 2005; Desai et al., 2010; Godinho et al., 2014).”
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- Authors
- Griffiths, L. J., Dowda, M., Dezateux, C., & Pate, R.
- Affiliations
- University College London (GB)
- University of South Carolina (US)
- Corresponding author
- Griffiths, Lucy J
- Venue
- International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
- Published
- 2010
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 30
- ISSN
- 1479-5868 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2867988
- OpenAlex
- W1983151190
- Cited by
- 93
- References
- 51
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 1.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Scholar Commons (University of South Carolina) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
- Medical Research Council
- Economic and Social Research Council
- Institute of Education, University of London
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Social Sciences › Education › Child Development and Digital Technology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Keywords
- sports participation, sedentary behavior, physical activity, child mental health, emotional and behavioral problems, prosocial behavior, young children, Millennium Cohort Study, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
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