Associations Between Screen Time, Physical Activity, and Sleep Patterns in Children Aged 3–7 Years—A Multicentric Cohort Study in Urban Environment

In most developed countries, children’s use of digital media has increased significantly. Concerns about how screen time (ST) affects physical activity (PA), sleep patterns (SL), and overall health habits have prompted further exploration of these associations. This study examined ST, PA, and SL pat...

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Autores: Torres, Paula, Pablos Monzo, Ana, Elvira Macagno, Laura, Ceca Cabotá, Diego, Chia, Michael, Huertas Olmedo, Florentino
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir
Repositorio:RIUCV. Repositorio de la Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12466/5742
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Screen time
Physical exercise
Sleep time
Children
Healthy habits
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spelling Associations Between Screen Time, Physical Activity, and Sleep Patterns in Children Aged 3–7 Years—A Multicentric Cohort Study in Urban EnvironmentTorres, PaulaPablos Monzo, AnaElvira Macagno, LauraCeca Cabotá, DiegoChia, MichaelHuertas Olmedo, FlorentinoScreen timePhysical exerciseSleep timeChildrenHealthy habits2411.06 Fisiología del EjercicioIn most developed countries, children’s use of digital media has increased significantly. Concerns about how screen time (ST) affects physical activity (PA), sleep patterns (SL), and overall health habits have prompted further exploration of these associations. This study examined ST, PA, and SL patterns in children aged 3–7 years living in an urban environment. A multicenter prospective cohort study was conducted using the Surveillance of Digital Media Habits in Early Childhood Questionnaire (SMALLQ®). Parents of 243 children completed the questionnaire, providing data on their children’s ST, SL, and PA habits during weekdays and weekends. A series of ANOVA tests were performed to assess differences in weekday and weekend ST, PA, and SL across age groups and sexes, as well as to compare these results with UN recommendations. The findings revealed a nonsignificant trend in ST and a significant effect of age group on PA during both weekdays and weekends, as well as on weekend SL. No significant differences based on sex were observed. Additionally, the comparison indicated that 3–5-year-old preschool children exceeded the recommended ST during weekends, while 6–7-year-old first-grade elementary children failed to meet the PA recommendations. These results highlight the critical role of age-related changes in shaping PA and SL behaviors in young children, emphasizing the importance of targeted interventions to foster healthy habits in early childhood.20252025-06-0320252025-03-2120252025-03-21journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12466/5742reponame:RIUCV. Repositorio de la Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártirinstname:Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente MártirInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Atribución 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:riucv.ucv.es:20.500.12466/57422026-06-19T08:32:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Associations Between Screen Time, Physical Activity, and Sleep Patterns in Children Aged 3–7 Years—A Multicentric Cohort Study in Urban Environment
title Associations Between Screen Time, Physical Activity, and Sleep Patterns in Children Aged 3–7 Years—A Multicentric Cohort Study in Urban Environment
spellingShingle Associations Between Screen Time, Physical Activity, and Sleep Patterns in Children Aged 3–7 Years—A Multicentric Cohort Study in Urban Environment
Torres, Paula
Screen time
Physical exercise
Sleep time
Children
Healthy habits
2411.06 Fisiología del Ejercicio
title_short Associations Between Screen Time, Physical Activity, and Sleep Patterns in Children Aged 3–7 Years—A Multicentric Cohort Study in Urban Environment
title_full Associations Between Screen Time, Physical Activity, and Sleep Patterns in Children Aged 3–7 Years—A Multicentric Cohort Study in Urban Environment
title_fullStr Associations Between Screen Time, Physical Activity, and Sleep Patterns in Children Aged 3–7 Years—A Multicentric Cohort Study in Urban Environment
title_full_unstemmed Associations Between Screen Time, Physical Activity, and Sleep Patterns in Children Aged 3–7 Years—A Multicentric Cohort Study in Urban Environment
title_sort Associations Between Screen Time, Physical Activity, and Sleep Patterns in Children Aged 3–7 Years—A Multicentric Cohort Study in Urban Environment
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Torres, Paula
Pablos Monzo, Ana
Elvira Macagno, Laura
Ceca Cabotá, Diego
Chia, Michael
Huertas Olmedo, Florentino
author Torres, Paula
author_facet Torres, Paula
Pablos Monzo, Ana
Elvira Macagno, Laura
Ceca Cabotá, Diego
Chia, Michael
Huertas Olmedo, Florentino
author_role author
author2 Pablos Monzo, Ana
Elvira Macagno, Laura
Ceca Cabotá, Diego
Chia, Michael
Huertas Olmedo, Florentino
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Screen time
Physical exercise
Sleep time
Children
Healthy habits
2411.06 Fisiología del Ejercicio
topic Screen time
Physical exercise
Sleep time
Children
Healthy habits
2411.06 Fisiología del Ejercicio
description In most developed countries, children’s use of digital media has increased significantly. Concerns about how screen time (ST) affects physical activity (PA), sleep patterns (SL), and overall health habits have prompted further exploration of these associations. This study examined ST, PA, and SL patterns in children aged 3–7 years living in an urban environment. A multicenter prospective cohort study was conducted using the Surveillance of Digital Media Habits in Early Childhood Questionnaire (SMALLQ®). Parents of 243 children completed the questionnaire, providing data on their children’s ST, SL, and PA habits during weekdays and weekends. A series of ANOVA tests were performed to assess differences in weekday and weekend ST, PA, and SL across age groups and sexes, as well as to compare these results with UN recommendations. The findings revealed a nonsignificant trend in ST and a significant effect of age group on PA during both weekdays and weekends, as well as on weekend SL. No significant differences based on sex were observed. Additionally, the comparison indicated that 3–5-year-old preschool children exceeded the recommended ST during weekends, while 6–7-year-old first-grade elementary children failed to meet the PA recommendations. These results highlight the critical role of age-related changes in shaping PA and SL behaviors in young children, emphasizing the importance of targeted interventions to foster healthy habits in early childhood.
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