Media Use and Health Outcomes in Adolescents: Findings From a Nationally Representative Survey.

Published November 8, 2012

Media use and health outcomes in adolescents: findings from a nationally representative survey.

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J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2012 Nov; 21(4): 296-301
Casiano H, Kinley DJ, Katz LY, Chartier MJ, Sareen J

Examine the association between quantity of media use and health outcomes in adolescents.Multiple logistic regression analyses were conducted with the Canadian Community Health Survey 1.1 (youth aged 12-19 (n=9137)) to determine the association between hours of use of television/videos, video games, and computers/Internet, and health outcomes including depression, alcohol dependence, binge drinking, suicidal ideation, help-seeking behaviour, risky sexual activity, and obesity.Obesity was associated with frequent television/video use (Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) 1.10). Depression and risky sexual behaviour were less likely in frequent video game users (AOR 0.87 and 0.73). Binge drinking was less likely in frequent users of video games (AOR 0.92) and computers/Internet (AOR 0.90). Alcohol dependence was less likely in frequent computer/Internet users (AOR 0.89).Most health outcomes, except for obesity, were not associated with using media in youth. Further research into the appropriate role of media will help harness its full potential.
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J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2012 Nov; 21(4): 253-260
Poissant H, Rapin L

OBJECTIVE: This study aims at examining risk factors associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) such as comorbidities and adversity factors in members of a family with ADHD. METHODS: 137 parents of 104 children with ADHD and 40 parents of 34 typically developing (TD) children filled a questionnaire. Chi-square tests and Student tests measured the association between each group and items of the questionnaire as well as the differences between the groups. RESULTS: Statistical analysis revealed overall decreased academic performances in children with ADHD compared to the TD children. Furthermore, ADHD was substantially more associated with learning, conduct, anxiety and oppositional disorders relative to TD children. Learning difficulties were more frequently reported by fathers of children with ADHD. Mothers of children with ADHD suffered more from depression and anxious disorder and were taking more medication than their TD correspondents. CONCLUSION: The results revealed a link between parents and children, namely depression and anxious disorder in mothers and learning difficulties in fathers of children with ADHD, suggesting a familial component to the disorder. The low report of ADHD diagnosis in fathers of children with ADHD is discussed.
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Internalizing Symptoms and Functional Disability in Children With Noncardiac Chest Pain and Innocent Heart Murmurs.

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J Pediatr Psychol. 2012 Nov 5;
Lee JL, Gilleland J, Campbell RM, Johnson GL, Simpson P, Dooley KJ, Blount RL

OBJECTIVE: To examine the occurrence of internalizing symptoms and functional disability in children with noncardiac chest pain (NCCP) compared with children with innocent heart murmurs (IHMs). METHOD: 67 children with NCCP (M [SD] age = 12.61 [2.63]; 68.7% Caucasian) and 62 children with IHM (M [SD] age = 12.67 [2.62]; 50% Caucasian) were recruited from pediatric cardiology offices. Children and parents completed measures of psychological functioning and functional disability during a first visit to the cardiologist before diagnosis. RESULTS: Children with NCCP reported greater levels of anxiety, depression, and anxiety sensitivity than children with IHM. Children with NCCP and their parents reported greater levels of functional disability and somatization than children with IHM and their parents. CONCLUSION: Children with NCCP experience greater levels of psychosocial distress and impairment than similarly physically healthy children with IHM. Consideration of psychosocial influences on NCCP would likely be beneficial in aiding assessment and treatment.
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