Less screen time and more frequent vigorous physical activity is associated with lower risk of reporting negative mental health symptoms among Icelandic adolescents.
Soffia M HrafnkelsdottirRobert J BrychtaVaka RognvaldsdottirSunna GestsdottirKong Y ChenErlingur JohannssonSigridur L GuðmundsdottirSigurbjorn A ArngrimssonPublished in: PloS one (2018)
Reports of less screen time and more frequent vigorous physical activity were associated with lower risk of reporting mental health problems among Icelandic adolescents. Those who reported a combination of engaging in less screen time and more frequent vigorous physical activity had the lowest risk, suggesting a synergistic relationship between the two behaviors on mental health outcomes. Our results support guiding youth towards more active and less sedentary/screen-based lifestyle.