Electronic screen use and mental well-being of 10-12-year-old children

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 492-498

  Yang, Fei ^a   Helgason, Asgeir R ^a,b   Sigfusdottir, Inga Dora ^b,c   Kristjansson, Alfgeir Logi ^a,b,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Icelandic Centre for Social Research and Analysis   (Iceland)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ICELAND; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; RISK; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; TELEVISION; TIME; UTILIZATION;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPUTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; ICELAND; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; STUDENTS; TELEVISION; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84878325904     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cks102     Document Type: Article

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