Oral / Poster Presentation File
1Department of Exercise Physiology, Sport Sciences Research Institute, Tehran, Iran
2Member of the Research Council of the Directorate of Education in Tehran Province, Tehran, Iran
3Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Science, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
4Department of Sport Medicine and Health, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the rate of sedentary behaviors such as duration of the screen time (using a laptop, smartphone, watching TV, etc.) and sitting time in boys aged 7 to 10 years in Pishva city.
Methods: The study design was a cross-sectional descriptive survey conducted online due to prevent Covid-19 infection among children aged 7-10 years in Pishva city in January and February 2022. Subjects were selected by the snowball sampling. Participants were invited to the study using Shad and WhatsApp social apps. According to the literature, information was received from parents. The sitting time of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire and the time of staring to screen were assessed based on the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Questionnaire. Data were analyzed by using SPSS 22 software.
Results: One hundred ninety boys (8.3 ± 1.2 years) have participated in this study. The results showed that 33% of the participants had less than 2 hours of screen time and of meeting 24-Hour Movement Guidelines. Fourteen percent of participants spend more than 5 hours a day in front of a TV, computer, smartphone, tablet, or other electronic devices, watching programs or movies, playing inactive video games, surfing the Internet, or using social media. The average sitting time per day was 28% less than 2 hours, 34% between 2 - 4:30 hours, and 38% more than 4:30 hours. Participants also reported a 42 % increase in screen time and a 20 % increase in sitting time on the weekend.
Conclusion: The findings indicate that the rate of sedentary behaviors in this age group is very high. Therefore, it is essential to educate parents to be aware of the risks of sedentary behaviors. It should be emphasized to breaking up prolonged time spent sitting and replace active games with sitting and watching TV.
