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Association between Recreational Screen Time and Sleep Quality among Adolescents during the Third Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Lydi-Anne, Vézina-Im Val, érie Labbé Beaulieu, Dominique Turcotte, Stéphane Roussel-Ouellet, Joanie Bouchard, Danielle |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| Description | The study objective was to verify whether recreational screen time was associated with sleep quality among adolescents during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. Data collection took place in four high schools in the region of Chaudière-Appalaches (Q, Canada) from the end of April to mid-May 2021. Recreational screen time and sleep quality were measured using the French versions of validated questionnaires specifically designed for adolescents. A total of 258 adolescents (14–18 years; 66.3% girls) answered the online survey. Adolescent boys had a higher total mean recreational screen time (454.3 ± 197.5 vs. 300.5 ± 129.3 min/day, p < 0.0001) and a higher total mean sleep quality score (4.2 ± 0.9 vs. 3.9 ± 0.8, p = 0.0364) compared to girls. Recreational screen time (β = −0.0012, p = 0.0005) and frequency of concurrent screen use (sometimes: β = −0.3141, p = 0.0269; often: β = −0.4147, p = 0.0048; almost always or always: β = −0.6155, p = 0.0002) were negatively associated with sleep quality while being a boy (β = 0.4276, p = 0.0004) was positively associated with sleep quality and age (p = 0.6321) was not. This model explained 16% of the variance in adolescents’ sleep quality. Public health interventions during and after the COVID-19 pandemic should target recreational screen time, concurrent screen use and especially girls to possibly improve sleep quality and promote adolescents’ physical and mental health. |
| Starting Page | 9019 |
| e-ISSN | 16604601 |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19159019 |
| Journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
| Issue Number | 15 |
| Volume Number | 19 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2022-07-25 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Pediatrics and Child Health Biomedical Social Sciences Sleep Quality Screen Time Concurrent Screen Use Adolescent Covid-19 |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
