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Physical Activity, Screen Time, and Academic Burden: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Health among Chinese Adolescents

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  • Yiting E

    (Department of Sociology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China)

  • Jianke Yang

    (Department of Sociology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China)

  • Yifei Shen

    (Department of Sociology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China)

  • Xiaojuan Quan

    (Department of Marxism, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China)

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the effects of physical activity, screen time, and academic burden on adolescent health in China and compare their effects by using the nationally representative sample data from the CEPS (China Educational Panel Survey) cross-section data. This paper first uses regression analysis to examine the relationship between physical activity, screen time, academic burden and health among Chinese adolescents. Then, this paper uses the clustering analysis the influence of physical activity, screen time, and academic burden on the health of Chinese adolescents. The empirical results show that: (1) along with exercise, helping with the housework also has a clear health-promoting effect on adolescents; (2) the time spent surfing the Internet or playing video games, and heavy studying or homework off campus have a negative effect on adolescents’ self-rated health and mental health; (3) physical activity has the greatest impact on self-rated health, while screen time has the greatest impact on mental health, and academic burden is not the most important factor affecting adolescent health in China.

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  • Yiting E & Jianke Yang & Yifei Shen & Xiaojuan Quan, 2023. "Physical Activity, Screen Time, and Academic Burden: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Health among Chinese Adolescents," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(6), pages 1-13, March.
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