Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
2-2023
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of many. In particular, during the height of the pandemic, many experienced lockdowns, which in turn increased screen time drastically. While the pandemic has been declared an endemic and most activities have been reinstated, there appears to still be elevated screen time among adolescents due to poor habits formed during the pandemic lockdowns. This paper explores the factors by which screen time affects well-being among adolescents and how the pandemic may have influenced some of these factors. For example, beyond having greater screen time, many adolescents have also reduced their physical activities and picked up poor sleeping habits. These findings highlight the importance of having integrated activity guidelines that go beyond limiting adolescents’ daily screen time. It is important to affirm that beyond ensuring that adolescents limit their daily screen time, they are also meeting physical activity and sleep guidelines so that they achieve a holistic sense of wellbeing.
Keywords
adolescents, screen time, wellbeing, COVID-19
Discipline
Applied Behavior Analysis | Communication Technology and New Media | Social Psychology
Publication
Sports
Volume
11
Issue
2
First Page
1
Last Page
15
Identifier
10.3390/sports11020038
Publisher
MDPI
Citation
LUA, Verity Yu Qing, CHUA, Terence B. K., & CHIA, Michael Y. H..(2023). A narrative review of screen time and wellbeing among adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for the future. Sports, 11(2), 1-15.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3751
Copyright Owner and License
Authors-CC-BY
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.3390/sports11020038
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