Association between problematic internet use, socio-demographic variables and obesity among European adolescents.
Background: Overweight of children and adolescents continues to be an important and alarming global public health problem. As the adolescent's time spent online has increased, problematic internet use (PIU) potentially leads to negative health consequences. This study aimed to examine the relation b...
| Published in: | European Journal of Public Health Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 617 - 623 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Aug2016
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=116905014&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 116905014 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 11011262 BHW jtl: European Journal of Public Health issn: 11011262 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Aug2016 vid: 26 iid: 4 pid: 622 pub: Oxford University Press / USA artinfo: ui: 116905014 116905014 116905014 10.1093/eurpub/ckw028 116905014 ppf: 617 ppct: 6 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Association between problematic internet use, socio-demographic variables and obesity among European adolescents. aug: au: Tsitsika, Artemis K. Andrie, Elisabeth K. Psaltopoulou, Theodora Tzavara, Chara K. Sergentanis, Theodoros N. Ntanasis-Stathopoulos, Ioannis Bacopoulou, Flora Richardson, Clive Chrousos, George P. Tsolia, Maria affil: Adolescent Health Unit, Second Department of Pediatrics, P. and A. Kyriakou Children's Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece sug: subj: Internet Utilization Internet In Adolescence Pediatric Obesity Europe Social Networks In Adolescence Human Adolescence Europe Cross Sectional Studies Descriptive Research Descriptive Statistics Questionnaires Multiple Logistic Regression Odds Ratio Confidence Intervals Schools, Secondary Male Female Univariate Statistics Chi Square Test Body Mass Index Socioeconomic Factors Pediatric Obesity Risk Factors Geographic Factors Sex Factors Pediatric Obesity Epidemiology Funding Source Adolescent: 13-18 years Male Female ab: Background: Overweight of children and adolescents continues to be an important and alarming global public health problem. As the adolescent's time spent online has increased, problematic internet use (PIU) potentially leads to negative health consequences. This study aimed to examine the relation between PIU and overweight/obesity among adolescents in seven European countries and assess the effect of demographic and lifestyle factors recorded in the European Network for Adolescent Addictive Behaviour (EU NET ADB) survey (www.eunetadb.eu). Methods: A cross-sectional school-based survey of 14- to 17-year-old adolescents was conducted in seven European countries: Germany, Greece, Iceland, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania and Spain. Anonymous self-completed questionnaires included sociodemographic data, internet usage characteristics, school achievement, parental control and the Internet Addiction Test. Associations between overweight/obesity and potential risk factors were investigated by logistic regression analysis, allowing for the complex sample design. Results: The study sample consisted of 10 287 adolescents aged 14-17 years. 12.4% were overweight/obese, and 14.1% presented with dysfunctional internet behavior. Greece had the highest percentage of overweight/obese adolescents (19.8%) and the Netherlands the lowest (6.8%). Male sex [odds ratio (OR) = 2.89, 95%CI: 2.46-3.38], heavier use of social networking sites (OR = 1.26, 95%CI: 1.09-1.46) and residence in Greece (OR = 2.32, 95%CI: 1.79-2.99) or Germany (OR = 1.48, 95%CI: 1.12-1.96) were independently associated with higher risk of overweight/obesity. A greater number of siblings (OR = 0.79, 95%CI: 0.64-0.97), higher school grades (OR = 0.74, 95%CI: 0.63-0.88), higher parental education (OR = 0.89, 95%CI: 0.82-0.97) and residence in the Netherlands (OR = 0.49, 95%CI: 0.31-0.77) independently predicted lower risk of overweight/obesity. Conclusions: The results indicate an association of overweight/obesity with PIU and suggest the importance of formulating preventive public health policies that target physical health, education and sedentary online lifestyle early in adolescence with special attention to boys. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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