Screen time, physical activity and mental health among urban adolescents in China

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 4-5, 2011, Pages 316-320

  Cao, Hui ^a,b   Qian, Qingwen ^c   Weng, Tingting ^a,b   Yuan, Changjiang ^d   Sun, Ying ^a,b   Wang, Hui ^a,b   Tao, Fangbiao ^a,b  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ANHUI PROVINCIAL KEY LABORATORY OF POPULATION HEALTH AND ARISTOGENICS   (China)

^c Bengbu Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^d Chinese Journal of School Health   (China)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Life satisfaction; Mental health; Physical activity; Sedentary behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL LIFE DISSATISFACTION; SCREEN TIME; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT; TIME; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHINA; COMPUTERS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SCHOOLS; SELF REPORT; TELEVISION; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 80955158384     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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