High screen time is associated with unhealthy eating behavior,low levels of physical activity, delayed bedtime and poorer school performance among ad…

2013

This present study aimed to (1) examine screen time among Norwegian adolescents in high schools in the south of Norway, and (2) investigate the relationship between screen time activity and physical activity level, meal pattern, dietary habits, bedtime habits, school performance, smoking, snuffing, overweight/obesity, and paternal- and maternal education. The master thesis includes an introduction part, an elaboration of the theoretical and methodical aspects of the study and discussion of methodology, and finally the article that summarizes the results. In the introduction a brief elaboration is described of the development and accessibility of screen time activity and the way screen time …