Has the pandemic exacerbated sedentary behavior in children? Factors associated with high screen time in schoolchildren during COVID- 19
These findings reinforce the influence of sociodemographic and behavioral factors on the increase in students' screen time during the pandemic, highlighting the importance of variables such as household income, home environment, and guardians' behavior in young people's digital exposure.
Authors
- Adriana Lúcia Meireles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1447-953X)
- Érica Costa Rodrigues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8043-3759)
- Raquel de Deus Mendonça (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7599-8715)
- Nuno Tavares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9356-3536)
- Laudicéia Ferreira Fróis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8514-2600)
- Priscila Pena Camargo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6838-0834)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-07-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22773-6
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais
- Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto