Digital Device Usage and Childhood Cognitive Development: Exploring Effects on Cognitive Abilities

Children, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11(11), С. 1299 - 1299

Опубликована: Окт. 27, 2024

The increasing ubiquity of digital devices in childhood had outpaced the understanding their effects on cognitive development, creating a significant research gap regarding long-term impact. Objective: present narrative overview explored complex relationship between device usage and development childhood. Methods: We conducted comprehensive literature search across multiple databases, including PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web Science, to critically assess domains such as attention, memory, executive functions, problem-solving skills, social cognition. Incorporating over 157 peer-reviewed studies published 2001 2024, we used strict inclusion exclusion criteria ensure scientific rigor. Results: review integrated empirical findings with established theoretical frameworks, particularly from media psychology, highlight both advantages risks early, frequent exposure technology. potential for enhance multitasking information processing, was weighed against overload, diminished attention spans, impaired skills. also examined psychological behavioral outcomes, identity formation, emotional regulation, maladaptive behaviors associated excessive screen time. Additionally, identified strategies mitigate negative effects, emphasizing structured engagement parental involvement support healthy growth. Our provided actionable recommendations parents, educators, policymakers, promoting optimal practices that enhanced while safeguarding harms. Conclusions: offered essential insights stakeholders child education, policy-making, highlighting need balanced integration tools learning environments.

Язык: Английский

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A Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Approach to Support Student Physical Activity and Nutrition: Introduction/Methods

Journal of School Health, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 93(9), С. 750 - 761

Опубликована: Сен. 1, 2023

Abstract Background We introduce the Whole School, Community, Child approach to supporting student and school staff physical activity nutrition describe methods used generate evidence synthesized across special issue articles. Methods A 2‐phase literature review search included a of systematic reviews (2010‐2018) for individual qualifying articles (Phase 1) on topics not addressed by (2010‐2020) or that needed an update because they were in was older (2010‐2016) showed insufficient 2). Research librarians developed strategies. In each phase, pairs subject matter experts applied criteria abstracts full‐text extracted data using standardized forms. 314 articles, describing 293 studies. Findings Most studies looked at elementary secondary level interventions; 51% rated poor quality, few took place rural setting. Implications School Health Policy, Practice, Equity identified engaged majority minority racially/ethnically diverse schools, suggesting these interventions are feasible variety settings. Conclusions This collection 10 identifies evidence‐based interventions, gaps research, implications health equity.

Язык: Английский

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The Fitness, Rest, and Exercise for Strength and Health (FRESH) Study: A Three-Year Comparison of College Students’ Perceived and Measured Health Metrics

Nutrients, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(2), С. 217 - 217

Опубликована: Янв. 8, 2025

The undergraduate college years are a critical transition period for young adults in establishing life-long health behaviors. Background/Objective: Within the FRESH Study, we aimed to understand relationship between perceived physical health, mental and specific metrics (e.g., activity, food insecurity, sleep quality) among students following COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: First-year (n = 271) from an urban university were recruited three study waves (2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024). Participants answered online surveys on demographics, perceptions, dietary patterns, beverage consumption, stress, quality. Results: Overall, participants rated their better than ('good', 'very good', or 'excellent'; 89.6% vs. 62.2%), even though 30.7% not of 'healthy weight' status, 34.5% did meet activity recommendations, 42.2% consumed some sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). Students reporting suboptimal ('fair' 'poor') more likely report insecurity (p < 0.001, p 0.010), poor quality 0.012, 0.001), elevated stress 0.001). In addition, fast-food consumption breakfast 0.031), 0.004) showed changes over years. Conclusions: These findings call targeted wellness initiatives addressing nutrition, management, improvement, programs. Study emphasizes need continued longitudinal research track behaviors inform future interventions.

Язык: Английский

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Reliability and Validity of Physical Activity Measures for Children and Adolescents: The NCCOR Measures Registry Review

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 17

Опубликована: Янв. 9, 2025

In 2011, the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research established a Measures Registry (updated in 2020) for four key variables associated with childhood obesity. We analyzed individual physical activity behaviors portion of to highlight strengths and gaps reliability validity literature children's adolescents' measures. There were 455 Measurement entries included present analysis. Overall, 212 assessed reliability, most commonly test–retest (70%) or internal consistency (18%), while 342 validity, criterion (89%). The lack reporting socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, rurality, inclusion these individuals studies was concerning, as poorer demonstrated when included. Future validation work should address better diverse populations. Other next steps include devising standardized measurement development procedures assessment tools addition updating registry.

Язык: Английский

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Body Weight Perception and Other Factors Associated with Overweight and Obesity in U.S. Adolescents

Children, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 12(2), С. 169 - 169

Опубликована: Янв. 29, 2025

Background/Objectives: This study examines the factors associated with U.S. adolescents’ obesity and overweight status. Methods: Using a multivariable logistic regression, we analyzed data from 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), comprising 17,232 students. Results: The odds of being obese or were significantly higher (p ≤ 0.05) for participants who perceived themselves as slightly (AOR, 13.31; 95% CI [11.83, 14.97]) very 39.29; [30.12, 51.25]) compared to those their weight about right. included aged 14 years 2.53) 13 younger; male students 1.63) female students; American Indian/Alaska Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 2.11), Black African 2.63), Hispanic/Latino 1.54), multiple races 1.56), White also did not eat breakfast on all seven days week 1.21) report mental health status 2.07) reported mostly always good. Conclusions: These findings suggest schools are uniquely positioned implement strategies healthier behaviors designed implemented focus equity.

Язык: Английский

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A Daily Analysis of Adolescent Girls’ Physical Activity Using a Social Ecological Model Lens

Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 33(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Adolescence is a key developmental period with changes in biological, psychological, and social functioning. Most research examining multilevel factors associated physical activity (PA) has focused on differentiating between more or less active people (i.e., between-person differences) but understanding that contribute to occasions of PA within-person may be equally important. This study aimed simultaneously examine individual, interpersonal, environmental adolescent girls’ the context daily life at between- level. Girls ( N = 66; 12–18 years) completed 28-day diary study. Each morning, girls reported their motivation for intentions self-efficacy). night, support family, friends, teachers) PA, perceptions environment safety, aesthetics, resources, walkability), PA. Associations were tested using modeling. At level deviations from own mean across days), engaged day when B 0.42, p < .01); self-efficacy family 0.38, .01), friends 0.36, teachers 0.21, resources 0.34, .01) stronger than usual. level, who had engage average tended 1.23, .01). Findings suggest largely multiple levels influence, as opposed person-level those same levels. More intensive methodological approaches needed understand effectively intervene

Язык: Английский

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A cross-sectional study of 2rd-12th grade students’ physical activity related to academic achievement

Sports Medicine and Health Science, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Skipping Breakfast and Academic Grades, Persistent Feelings of Sadness or Hopelessness, and School Connectedness Among High School Students — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2023

MMWR Supplements, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 73(4), С. 87 - 93

Опубликована: Окт. 8, 2024

Breakfast consumption is positively associated with academic achievement and diet quality among students, whereas skipping breakfast has been linked poor mental health. Data from CDC's 2023 nationally representative Youth Risk Behavior Survey were used to describe how often high school students ate in the past 7 days associations between every day (ate on 0 of days), experiencing persistent feelings sadness or hopelessness, connectedness, self-reported grades. Prevalence estimates corresponding 95% CIs calculated, t-tests identify differences within demographic groups (e.g., sex, race ethnicity, sexual identity). Logistic regression analyses conducted calculate prevalence ratios describing skipping, adjusting for demographics, stratified by sex ethnicity. Most missed ≥1 time (72.6%), 17.9% skipped day, identity, Overall, both males females, who experienced hopelessness more likely skip day. The association was generally consistent across racial ethnic groups. In contrast, greater levels connectedness earning mostly As Bs inversely breakfast. Students had higher approximately 30% less all days. Skipping health co-occur many adolescents might impede students' readiness learn. School efforts make accessible appealing yield multiple benefits help reinforce administrators' recover student learning losses that occurred during COVID-19 pandemic. Parents, decision-makers, organizations partner schools families can use these findings guide promote consumption.

Язык: Английский

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Association Between Frequency of Muscle-Strengthening Exercise and Depression Symptoms Among Middle and High School Students: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 10, С. e50996 - e50996

Опубликована: Апрель 17, 2024

Existing literature on the association between frequency of muscle-strengthening exercise (MSE) and depression among adolescents is limited contradictory.

Язык: Английский

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The Role of Physical Education Within the National Physical Activity Plan

Journal of Physical Education Recreation & Dance, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 95(2), С. 7 - 16

Опубликована: Фев. 12, 2024

Язык: Английский

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