Screen time is negatively associated with sleep quality and duration only in insufficiently active adolescents: A Brazilian cross-sectional school-based study

• Published in: Preventive medicine reports Vol. 37; p. 102579
• Main Authors: Dos Santos, Amanda B, Prado, Wagner L, Tebar, William R, Ingles, Jared, Ferrari, Gerson, Morelhão, Priscila K, Borges, Luan O, Ritti Dias, Raphael M, Beretta, Victor S, Christofaro, Diego G D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier 01.01.2024
• Subjects: Exercise; Sedentary behavior; Sleep quality; Television; Youth; Sedentary behavior; Sleep quality; Youth; Exercise; Television

Time spent on screen devices affects sleep quality and duration leading to several health impairments in youth. Although physical activity (PA) benefits sleep patterns and decreases screen time in adolescents, it is unclear whether the relationship between sleep quality/duration and screen time coul...