El uso sedentario de medios tecnológicos de pantalla: perfil sociodemográfico de los adolescentes españoles (Sedentary use of screen-media: Sociodemographic profile of Spanish adolescents)
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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v0i26.34389Keywords:
sedentarismo, medios tecnológicos de pantalla, jóvenes, sexo, curso, nivel socioeconómicoAbstract
El objetivo de este trabajo fue cuantificar el tiempo diario que pasan los adolescentes españoles utilizando sedentariamente los medios tecnológicos de pantalla y averiguar si existen diferencias significativas en función de las variables sociodemográficas sexo, curso y nivel socioeconómico. La muestra del estudio fue representativa de la población española escolar adolescente, ascendiendo a un total de 2983 participantes de 12 a 18 años de edad. Se administraron dos cuestionarios, uno de auto-informe (ASAQ) para conocer el tiempo que pasan diariamente los adolescentes utilizando los medios tecnológicos de pantalla de forma sedentaria, concretamente la televisión, reproductores de DVDs, el ordenador y los videojuegos; y el cuestionario FAS II, para conocer su nivel socioeconómico. Se llevó a cabo un MANOVA 2x3x2, entre otros análisis, para conocer si existían diferencias significativas en función de las variables independientes del estudio. Los adolescentes españoles pasan una media de 3 horas diarias utilizando los medios tecnológicos de pantalla, siendo únicamente el 27.2% quienes cumplen las recomendaciones actuales de uso (<2 horas/día). Los resultados evidencian que, a nivel global, los chicos utilizan estos medios en mayor medida que las chicas, que hay un pico máximo en el uso a mitad de la adolescencia y que no existen diferencias entre el nivel socioeconómico de los adolescentes. En este sentido, conviene empezar a diseñar estrategias de limitación del tiempo sedentario vinculado al uso de estos medios en los adolescentes, con especial hincapié en los chicos y en aquéllos que se encuentran al final de la Educación Secundaria Obligatoria.
Palabras clave: sedentarismo; medios tecnológicos de pantalla; jóvenes; sexo; curso; nivel socioeconómico.
Abstract: The aim of this study was to quantify the adolescents’ sedentary use of screen time and find out if there were significant differences depending on the sociodemographic variables sex, school grade and socioeconomic status. Participants comprised a representative sample of Spanish adolescents (n = 2983) aged 12 to 18 years old. Two questionnaires were administered: 1) a self-report questionnaire (ASAQ) to know the daily mean time adolescents engaged in sedentary use of screen media, in particular in TV, DVD player, computer and videogames; and 2) the FAS II questionnaire, to know their socioeconomic status. A 2x3x2 MANOVA was carried out, among other analyses, to determine if there were significant differences between the independent variables of the study. Spanish adolescents spent 3 hours on average daily engaging in screen media devices, being only the 27.2% the adolescents who met the current media recommendations (<2 hours/day). Results show that, in general, boys spent more time than girls on screen media use, there is a high peak of use at the middle of adolescence and there are not significant differences among the different socioeconomic levels. In this sense, we recommend starting the design of strategies in order to limit the sedentary screen time in adolescents, focusing mainly on boys and in those who are finishing Secondary School studies.
Key words: sedentarism; screen media; youth; sex; school grade; socioeconomic status.
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