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Is screen time associated with anxiety or depression in young people? Results from a UK birth cohort.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:There is limited and conflicting evidence for associations between use of screen-based technology and anxiety and depression in young people. We examined associations between screen time measured at 16?years and anxiety and depression at 18. METHODS:Participants (n?=?14,665; complete cases n?= 1869) were from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, a UK-based prospective cohort study. We assessed associations between various types of screen time (watching television, using a computer, and texting, all measured via questionnaire at 16y), both on weekdays and at weekends, and anxiety and depression (measured via the Revised Clinical Interview Schedule at 18y). Using ordinal logistic regression, we adjusted for multiple confounders, particularly focussing on activities that might have been replaced by screen time (for example exercising or playing outdoors). RESULTS:More time spent using a computer on weekdays was associated with a small increased risk of anxiety (OR for 1-2?h?=?1.17, 95% CI: 1.01 to 1.35; OR for 3+ hours?=?1.30, 95% CI: 1.10 to 1.55, both compared to

SUBMITTER: Khouja JN

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6337855 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

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Is screen time associated with anxiety or depression in young people? Results from a UK birth cohort.

Khouja Jasmine N JN Munafò Marcus R MR Tilling Kate K Wiles Nicola J NJ Joinson Carol C Etchells Peter J PJ John Ann A Hayes Fiona M FM Gage Suzanne H SH Cornish Rosie P RP

BMC public health 20190117 1

<h4>Background</h4>There is limited and conflicting evidence for associations between use of screen-based technology and anxiety and depression in young people. We examined associations between screen time measured at 16 years and anxiety and depression at 18.<h4>Methods</h4>Participants (n = 14,665; complete cases n = 1869) were from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, a UK-based prospective cohort study. We assessed associations between various types of screen time (watching t ...[more]

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