Dlnya Othman
Raparin University School of Nursing , Iraq
Title: Effect of sedentary behaviour (screen time) on experience depression symptoms on adolescences in Ranya High school.
Biography
Biography: Dlnya Othman
Abstract
With advances in technology, screen time (ST), including watching television, social media and playing video games, is becoming a central component of the daily lives of young adolescents. Using Screen base has positive and negative influence, depending on amount of time and purpose of use. Using screen base as sedentary behaviour can Couse mental health problem such as depression typically among adolescence age groups.
Objectives
This study is an attempt to find out effect of time spent in front of screen on experiencing of depression symptoms among adolescences in Rania city preparatory schools.
Methodology
Research method for conducting this study is descriptive method and the technique of data collection is self-administrated questionnaire with face to face interview . According to Cochran formula (351) adolescences among total number of 4875 students in 13 preparatory schools participated in this research. Also standard questionnaire have been used to collect data.
Result
The result of this study indicate that Majority of respondents (40%) use screen base more 3-4hours daily. Also most of them (27%) chosen social media as a purpose of using screen base. The Pearson correlation result demonstrate that family monthly income, daily hours and purpose of using screen base is highly significant with experiencing depression symptoms among adolescences . The result of independent sample T-test show that experience of depression symptoms not different between both gender .Based on result of the study ,the study recommended that is essential to promote awareness of adolescences toward spent time infront of screen as a sedentary behaviour .