Relationship between obesity and screen time
| dc.contributor.author | Saliha Farooq | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-12-10T05:46:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-12-10T05:46:54Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The current study was conducted to investigate the relationship between obesity, depression and screen time. The objective of the study was to see if time spent using computer, cell phone or watching TV, for example, is associated with obesity. Moreover, the extent to which depression is linked to screen time and obesity was examined. This is a correlational research. A sample of 112 undergraduates was provided with questionnaires. Weight and height were measured, and Body Mass Index was calculated. Center of Epidemiologic Depression Scale –Revised (CESD-R) was used to measure depression. The obesity was related to depression and no relation was seen between depression and screen time and screen time and obesity. Independent sample t-test showed the difference between BMI in males (M=12.60, SD=8.65), in females (M=10.74, SD=5.46); t (110) = -1.390, p=.000. In Screen time, males (M=51.10, SD=32.11) report more than females (M=36.07, SD=26.81); t (110) = -2.683, p=.098 while in depression, there is no significant difference between female (M=20.53, SD=17.25) and males (M=21.28, SD=15.44); t (110) = -.236, p=.442.There is no significant relation between depression and screen time r (110) = .044, p=.645. Significant difference is seen between depression and BMI (r (110) = .205, p= .030) while no difference has been seen between screen time and BMI (r (110) = .151, p =.113). Our results shows that BMI predict depression (β=.205, t (111) =5.13, p<.001) and explain 3.4% of the variance. The correlation was .504 with the significance value of .000. The study exposes the factors that lead to obesity and depression. Depression was seen to be caused by high level of obesity and sedentary behavior. The high level of sedentary behavior was directly related to chances of rising obesity. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/15677 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | UMT.Lahore | |
| dc.title | Relationship between obesity and screen time | |
| dc.title.alternative | Depression as a predictor | |
| dc.type | Thesis |