Is knowledge of screen time guidelines associated with stages of behavior change for television viewing among adolescents?

Bruno Gonçalves Galdino da Costa; Priscila Cristina dos Santos; Alexsandra da Silva Bandeira; Rafael Martins da Costa; Ana Caroline Ferreira Campos de Sousa; Kelly Samara da Silva

doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibz168

doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibz168

Is knowledge of screen time guidelines associated with stages of behavior change for television viewing among adolescents?

Bruno Gonçalves Galdino da Costa

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Priscila Cristina dos Santos

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..., Kelly Samara da Silva

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Translational Behavioral Medicine3.60

Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 244 - 249

Published: Nov 26, 2019

Abstract

It is unknown whether knowledge of guidelines for television (TV) viewing translate into behavior change for TV time among adolescents. The purpose of the present study is to verify whether knowledge of TV recommendations (spending <2 hr/day watching TV) is associated with the stages of behavior change related to TV viewing among adolescents. Schoolchildren (11–16 years) from six schools were recruited. Their knowledge of TV guidelines...