Impact of increased educational screen exposure on adolescent overweight and the mediating role of physical activity and sleep quality: a natural experiment study from China
Educational screen exposure may contribute to increased overweight in adolescents by reducing physical exercise and impairing sleep quality. Educators, guardians, and policymakers should consider effective measures to minimize the adverse impacts of educational screen exposure by promoting physical activities among adolescents.
Authors
- Tianshi Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-2258)
- Shuju Li
- Fujian Song
- Xin Peng
- Jiayi Li
- Wenhui Wang
Institutions
- University of East Anglia (GB)
- Harbin Institute of Technology (CN)
- Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Guangzhou First People's Hospital (CN)
- Guangzhou Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-26600-4
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00