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ABSTRACT: Background
Emerging evidence points towards the psychological benefits of meeting 24-hour movement behavior (24-HMB) guidelines, but such associations have not yet been investigated among children and adolescents of prescribed eyeglasses/contact lenses. To this end, we examined associations of meeting 24-HMB guidelines with internalizing and externalizing challenges in this population.Methods
We used data from the 2021 National Survey of Children's Health, a cross-sectional survey including a representative sample of US children and adolescents. Data on movement behaviors (physical activity [PA], sedentary behavior operationalized via screen time [ST], and sleep duration [SL]) and internalizing and externalizing problems were collected through caregiver proxy reports. Caregivers completed questionnaires for 6030 (2799 girls) US children and adolescents of prescribed eyeglasses/contact lenses. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine the above-presented associations.Results
Only 7.1 % of those prescribed eyeglasses/contact lenses met all three 24-HMB guidelines, while they were more likely to meet SL guideline alone (32.1 %) in relation to other independent guidelines including PA (2.5 %) and ST (10.9 %). Compared to not meeting any of the three 24-HMB guidelines, meeting at least two guidelines (25.22 %) was significantly linked to lower odds of internalizing problems and externalizing problems.Conclusion
Meeting at least two components of the 24-HMB guidelines was beneficially linked to internalizing and externalizing problems. Thus, strategies or intervention programs that focus on meeting 24-HMB guidelines should be implemented among children and adolescents of those prescribed eyeglasses/contact lenses to foster coping with psychological issues.
SUBMITTER: Hou M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10823091 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hou Meijun M Herold Fabian F Werneck André O AO Teychenne Megan M Paoli Anthony G Delli AGD Taylor Alyx A Van Damme Tine T Kramer Arthur F AF Hossain Mahbub M MM Yeung Albert S AS Owen Neville N Gerber Markus M Ludyga Sebastian S Cheval Boris B Zou Liye L
International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHP 20240112 1
<h4>Background</h4>Emerging evidence points towards the psychological benefits of meeting 24-hour movement behavior (24-HMB) guidelines, but such associations have not yet been investigated among children and adolescents of prescribed eyeglasses/contact lenses. To this end, we examined associations of meeting 24-HMB guidelines with internalizing and externalizing challenges in this population.<h4>Methods</h4>We used data from the 2021 National Survey of Children's Health, a cross-sectional surve ...[more]