Screen time and mental health in a Spanish children cohort

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)

Confidenciality: Si

Education area(s): Nutrició i Metabolisme

APS: No

Title in different languages: Temps de pantalla i salut mental en una cohort de nens espanyols

Abstract: Background : In recent years the use of screens has been increasing among children and the need to study the relationship of screen time, especially on mental health and prosocial behavior, has become very relevant to adopt strategies that can guarantee a healthy development of children. Objective : To assess the associations between screen time (ST) and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and its scales. Methods : A cross sectional study in 1508 children from the Childhood Obesity Risk Assessment Longitudinal Study (CORALS) cohort was conducted. Conclusion : Increased total screen time in children was associated with potential psychopathology, but not with prosocial disorders.

Subject: Salut mental

Academic year: 2023-2024

Language: en

Work's public defense date: 2024-06-20

Subject areas: Health sciences

Student: Bisellach Martínez, Iñaki

Work's codirector: Garcidueñas Fimbres, Tany Elizabeth

Department: Bioquímica i Biotecnologia

Creation date in repository: 2025-05-13

TFM credits: 18

Keywords: Screen time; SDQ; Mental health

Title in original language: Screen time and mental health in a Spanish children cohort

Access Rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess

Project director: Babio Sánhez, Nancy Ekvira