scholarly journals The role of technology and social media use on sleep-onset difficulties among Italian adolescents: a cross-sectional study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nirosha Elsem Varghese ◽  
Eugenio Santoro ◽  
Alessandra Lugo ◽  
Juan J Madrid-Valero ◽  
Simone Ghislandi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Sleep Onset ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Italian Population ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Online Social Media ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
The Relationship

BACKGROUND The use of technology and social media among adolescents are an increasingly prevalent phenomenon. However, there is a paucity of evidence on the relationship between frequency of the use of electronic devices and social media and sleep-onset difficulties among the Italian population. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to investigate the association between the use of technology and social media, including Facebook and YouTube, and sleep-onset difficulties among adolescents from Lombardy, the most populous region in Italy. METHODS The relationship between use of technology and social media, and sleep-onset difficulties was investigated. Data came from the 2013-2014 wave of the Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey, a school-based cross-sectional study conducted on 3172 adolescents aged 11 to 15 years in Northern Italy. Information was collected on difficulties in falling asleep over the last 6 months. We estimated the odds ratios (OR) for sleep-onset difficulties and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI), using logistic regression models after adjustment for major potential confounders. RESULTS The percentage of adolescents with sleep-onset difficulties were 34.3% overall, 29.7% in boys and 39.2% in girls. It was 30.3% in 11yo, 36.2% in 13yo and 37.3% in 15yo adolescents. Sleep onset difficulties were more frequent among adolescents with higher use of electronic device: for general use (OR for highest vs lowest tertile of use= 1.50; 95% CI: 1.21-1.85); use for playing games (OR= 1.35; 95% CI: 1.11-1.64); use of online social network (OR for always vs never or rarely= 1.40; 95% CI: 1.09-1.81); and YouTube (OR= 2.00; 95% CI: 1.50-2.66). CONCLUSIONS This study adds novel information about the relationship between sleep-onset difficulties and technology and social media in a representative sample of school-aged children from a geographical location that has not been included in studies of this type previously. Exposure to screen-based devices and online social media is significantly associated with adolescent sleep onset-difficulties. Interventions to create a well-coordinated parent and school centered strategy, thereby increasing awareness on the unfavorable effect of evolving technologies on sleep among adolescents are needed.

scholarly journals The relationship between social media use, eating attitude and body mass index among nutrition and dietetic female students: A cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-86
Author(s):  
Fatma Esra Güneş ◽  
Şule Aktaç ◽  
Dicle Kargin
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Eating Attitude ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Abnormal Eating Attitudes ◽  
Abnormal Eating ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between media using habits, frequency and duration, and body mass index on eating attitudes. Material and methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted with female students who received nutrition and dietetics education in Istanbul. A questionnaire consisting of a socio-demographic questionnaire, Eating Attitude Test (EAT-40), and Social Media Attitude Scale was applied to 1248 female volunteers by the face-to-face interview method.Results: It was found that 35.7% of the participants had abnormal eating attitudes and 89.6% showed a positive attitude towards social media. 93.7% of the group with abnormal eating attitudes indicated a positive attitude towards social media, 0.4% had a negative attitude and the difference was statistically significant (p=0.001). It was observed that a significant difference between EAT-40 and thought of an eating problem, having a social media membership, and spending time on social media (p<0.05).Conclusions: Social media have an effect on nutrition dietetics students on abnormal eating attitude; it did not show a significant effect on BMI.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN PAPARAN PORNOGRAFI MELALUI TELEVISI DENGAN PERILAKU SEKSUAL REMAJA SMA NEGERI 2 KENDARI

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-20
Author(s):  
Yustiari Yustiari ◽  
Syahrianti Syahrianti
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Electronic Media ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Television Media ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The use of technology nowadays increasingly facilitates communication without being limited by space and time. At present print and electronic media is an environment that is close to teenagers. Television is an electronic media that is easily accessible to teenagers because of the large amount of information and news broadcast. This study aims to determine the relationship of exposure to pornography through television with teenage sexual behavior of SMAN 2 Kendari. Type of research is analytical, with the research design used is the Cross Sectional Study. The research sample was 69 people. With the inclusion criteria willing to take part in the study by signing the consent sheet and being a teenager attending school at SMAN 2 Kendari. Most respondents 36 people (53.1%) had exposure to pornography from low television media. Mild sexual behavior of 60 respondents (86.96%). The majority of sexual behavior that respondents often do when their boyfriend is holding hands 40 (57.9%). A total of 5 respondents (7.2%) did kisses involving the tongue during dating. Most respondents have peer behavior that is low (57.9%). Based on the results of the study there is a significant relationship between exposure to pornography from television media and teenage sexual behavior (p<0.05).

scholarly journals Actigraphic Sleep and Dietary Macronutrient Intake in Children Aged 6–9 Years Old: A Pilot Study

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 2568
Author(s):  
Silvia Coronado Ferrer ◽  
Isabel Peraita-Costa ◽  
Agustín Llopis-Morales ◽  
Yolanda Picó ◽  
José Miguel Soriano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Macronutrient Intake ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Dietary Recommendations ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Similar Association ◽  
Sleep Parameters ◽  
The Relationship

The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between different sleep parameters and energy and macronutrient intake in school-aged children. A total of 203 children 6 to 9 years of age participated in this cross-sectional study. Anthropometric measurements were taken first. Diet was assessed with 3-day food logs and sleep was measured with a questionnaire on sleep quality and a wrist actigraph worn for at least 7 days. A decrease of 165.45 kcal was observed per each additional hour of sleep during the week (β (95% CI) = −165.45 (−274.01, −56.88); p = 0.003). This relationship was also observed for fat (β (95% CI) = −11.14 (−18.44, −3.84); p = 0.003) and protein (β (95% CI) = −13.27 (−22.52, −4.02); p = 0.005). An increase in weekend sleep efficiencies for those under the recommended threshold of 85% also had a similar association with energy (β (95% CI) = −847.43 (−1566.77, 128.09); p = 0.021) and carbohydrate (β (95% CI) = −83.96 (−161.76, −6.15); p = 0.035)) intake. An increase in habitual sleep variability was related with a slight increase in protein intake (β (95% CI) = 0.32 (0.031, 0.62); p = 0.031). Children who slept less had a higher energy intake, especially from fat and protein and those who presented inefficient sleep had a higher carbohydrate intake. Strategies to enhance sleep quality and quantity combined with dietary recommendations could help to improve energy and macronutrient intake levels in children.

scholarly journals Can the relationship between ethnicity and obesity-related behaviours among school-aged children be explained by deprivation? A cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. e003949 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine L Falconer ◽  
Min Hae Park ◽  
Helen Croker ◽  
Anthony S Kessel ◽  
Sonia Saxena ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals The role of technology and social media use on sleep-onset difficulties among Italian adolescents: a cross-sectional study (Preprint)

10.2196/20319 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nirosha Elsem Varghese ◽  
Eugenio Santoro ◽  
Alessandra Lugo ◽  
Juan J Madrid-Valero ◽  
Simone Ghislandi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Sleep Onset ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Italian Adolescents

The relationship between cyberbullying and friendship dynamics on adolescent body dissatisfaction: A cross-sectional study

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 629-639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ursula Kenny ◽  
Lindsay Sullivan ◽  
Mary Callaghan ◽  
Michal Molcho ◽  
Colette Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Health Behaviour ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between cyberbullying and friendship dynamics on adolescent body dissatisfaction was examined. Data from the Irish contribution to the international cross-sectional 2013/2014 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study were used. Results showed that girls were three times more likely than boys to report that their body is too fat, and adolescents who were cyberbullied were almost twice as likely as adolescents who were not cyberbullied to consider themselves too fat. Stronger friendship dynamics were associated with decreased levels of body dissatisfaction, and friendship dynamics were found to partially mediate the relationship between cyberbullying and body dissatisfaction.

scholarly journals A prospective cross-sectional survey of UK-based dog owners to explore canine handling intolerances and owner willingness to disclose these to veterinary professionals

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Campbell ◽  
M Connor ◽  
LA Buckley
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Body Language ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Apparent Prevalence ◽  
Online Social Media ◽  
Willingness To Disclose

Background: Canine handling intolerances (CHI) can be problematic for veterinary professionals (VPs), particularly when not disclosed by owners. Aims: This study explored apparent prevalence of CHI during veterinary practice visits, owner willingness to disclose intolerances to VPs and their beliefs as to responsibilities for disclosure and risks of non-disclosure. Methods: Using a prospective cross-sectional study design, an online, social media-based survey was distributed, which generated 471 usable responses over 4 months. Results: The majority (60.7%) of dogs had CHI. Most owners (78.1%) would definitely alert VPs to CHI, 90.5% believed it was primarily the owners’ responsibility to disclose, with non-disclosure perceived to make procedures high risk for VPs. Veterinary practices could help prevent CHI, with puppy classes and information on canine body language which respondents also felt could be valuable. Conclusion: With CHI common, owners and VPs have roles to play in prevention, disclosure and management to minimise risk to VPs and ensure all parties’ welfare.

scholarly journals The relationship between addictive use of social media and video games and symptoms of psychiatric disorders: A large-scale cross-sectional study.

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 252-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilie Schou Andreassen ◽  
Joël Billieux ◽  
Mark D. Griffiths ◽  
Daria J. Kuss ◽  
Zsolt Demetrovics ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Video Games ◽  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Relationship
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