Couch kids: correlates of television viewing among youth
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to review the published empirical correlates of television/video viewing among youth (2 to 18 years). A descriptive semi-quantitative review was conducted based on 68 primary studies. Variables consistently associated with TV/video viewing were ethnicity (non-white +), parent income (-), parent education (-), body weight (+), between meal snacking (+), number of parents in the house (-), parents TV viewing habits (+), weekend (+) and having a TV in the bedroom (+). Variables consistently unrelated to TV/video viewing were sex, other indicators of socio-economic status, body fatness, cholesterol levels, aerobic fitness, strength, other indicators of fitness, self-perceptions, emotional support, physical activity, other diet variables, and being an only child. Few modifiable correlates have been identified. Further research should aim to identify modifiable correlates of TV/video viewing if interventions are to be successfully tailored to reduce this aspect of inactivity among youth.
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This may be particularly important for children and adolescents from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who typically engage in greater amounts of screen time and are also less likely to live in green neighbourhoods.
“This may be particularly important for children and adolescents from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who typically engage in greater amounts of ST [48–51] and are also less likely to live in green neighbourhoods [52].”
From Psychological impacts of “screen time” and “green time” for children and adolescents: A systematic scoping review (2020) · cites this paper as [49]
Television viewing may be a marker of a less stimulating home environment, which is associated with poorer academic performance.
“Television viewing may be a marker of a less stimulating home environment [54], which is associated with poorer academic performance [55].”
From Electronic media use and academic performance in late childhood: A longitudinal study (2020) · cites this paper as [54]
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- Authors
- Gorely, T., Marshall, S. J., & Biddle, S. J. H.
- Affiliations
- Loughborough University (GB)
- San Diego State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Gorely, Trish
- Venue
- International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
- Published
- 2004-09
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 152-163
- ISSN
- 1070-5503 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-7558
- OpenAlex
- W2048509529
- Cited by
- 280
- References
- 96
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 1.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Behavioral Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Victoria University Research Repository (Victoria University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Social Sciences › Education › Child Development and Digital Technology
- Keywords
- television viewing, video viewing, youth, sedentary behavior, physical inactivity, ethnicity, parental income, parental education, body weight, snacking, modifiable risk factors, physical activity
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Anthropometry, Body Composition, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Male, Socioeconomic Factors, Statistics as Topic, Television, Exercise, Body Mass Index
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