Screen time of adolescents in an economically developing country: The case of Turkey

KARACA A., ÇAĞLAR E., BİLGİLİ N., AYAZ ALKAYA S.

ANNALS OF HUMAN BIOLOGY, vol.38, no.1, pp.28-33, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 38 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.3109/03014460.2010.486383
  • Journal Name: ANNALS OF HUMAN BIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.28-33
  • Keywords: Screen time, adolescents, school type, sport participation, developing country, TYPE-2 DIABETES-MELLITUS, PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY, SEDENTARY BEHAVIOR, TELEVISION, RISK, ASSOCIATION, CHILDREN, YOUTH
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Most studies of screen time of adolescents have been carried out in well-developed countries. There is little information concerning screen time of adolescents in developing countries such as Turkey.