Screen-based and non-screen-based sedentary behaviors are differentially associated with affective states in older adults |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Münster, Germany;2. Technical University, Dortmund, Germany;1. Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Florida State University, USA;2. Department of Neurology, University of Florida, USA;1. Queensland University of Technology, Australia;2. University of Queensland, Australia;1. Department of Sport, Physical Education and Health, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China;2. Mass Sports Research Center, China Institute of Sport Science, Beijing, China;3. Department of Health and Physical Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;4. Laboratory of Exercise Science and Health, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC), Zhuhai, China;1. Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, UK;2. Department of Kinesiology, East Carolina University, USA;3. Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling, UK;4. Faculty of Health & Medicine, Lancaster University, UK |
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| Abstract: | Excessive sedentary behavior (SB) contributes to poor affective and physical feeling states, which is particularly concerning for older adults who are the most sedentary sector of the population. Specific types of SB have been shown to differentially impact health in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, with screen-based SB more negatively impacting aspects of mental health. This study used Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA), a real-time, intensive longitudinal data capture methodology, to examine the differential impact of screen-based behaviors on momentary affective responses during SB in naturalistic settings. A diverse sample of older adults (pooled across 2 studies) completed an EMA protocol for 8–10 days with six randomly delivered, smartphone assessments per day. At each EMA prompt, participants reported their current activity, whether they were sitting while doing that activity, and affective states. Multilevel models assessed whether screen-based (vs. non-screen-based) behavior moderated affective response during SB.At the within-person level, older adults experienced less positive affect during SB when engaged in a screen-based behavior compared to a non-screen-based SB (B = −0.10, p < 0.01). At the between-person level, positive associations between SB and negative affect (B = 0.79, p = 0.03) were stronger if participants reported engaging in screen-based behaviors for a greater proportion of prompts. Among older adults, screen-based SB may lead to poorer affective states compared to non-screen-based SB. Interventions aiming to reduce SB in this population should consider targeting reductions in screen-based SB as means to improve affective states. |
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| Keywords: | Screen behaviors Screen time Ecological momentary assessment Affect Well-being |
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