Television Viewing and Its Association with Sedentary Behaviors, Self-Rated Health and Academic Performance among Secondary School Students in Peru

Bimala Sharma, Rosemary Cosme Chavez, Ae Suk Jeong and Eun Woo Nam
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Bimala Sharma: Yonsei Global Health Center, Yonsei University, Wonju 26493, Korea
Rosemary Cosme Chavez: Yonsei Global Health Center, Yonsei University, Wonju 26493, Korea
Ae Suk Jeong: Department of Nursing, Cheongju University, Cheongju City 28503, Korea
Eun Woo Nam: Yonsei Global Health Center, Yonsei University, Wonju 26493, Korea

IJERPH, 2017, vol. 14, issue 4, 1-12

Abstract: The study assessed television viewing >2 h a day and its association with sedentary behaviors, self-rated health, and academic performance among secondary school adolescents. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among randomly selected students in Lima in 2015. We measured self-reported responses of students using a standard questionnaire, and conducted in-depth interviews with 10 parents and 10 teachers. Chi-square test, correlation and multivariate logistic regression analysis were performed among 1234 students, and thematic analysis technique was used for qualitative information. A total of 23.1% adolescents reported watching television >2 h a day. Qualitative findings also show that adolescents spend most of their leisure time watching television, playing video games or using the Internet. Television viewing had a significant positive correlation with video game use in males and older adolescents, with Internet use in both sexes, and a negative correlation with self-rated health and academic performance in females. Multivariate logistic regression analysis shows that television viewing >2 h a day, independent of physical activity was associated with video games use >2 h a day, Internet use >2 h a day, poor/fair self-rated health and poor self-reported academic performance. Television viewing time and sex had a significant interaction effect on both video game use >2 h a day and Internet use >2 h a day. Reducing television viewing time may be an effective strategy for improving health and academic performance in adolescents.

Keywords: television viewing; sedentary behaviors; self-rated health; self-reported academic performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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