The Relationship between TV/Computer Time and Adolescents' Health-Promoting Behavior: A Secondary Data Analysis

青少年的電視與電腦時間與其健康促進行為之關係－次級資料分析

陳美燕(Mei-Yen Chen) ； 劉影梅(Yiing-Mei Liou) ； 吳仁宇(Jen-Yee Wu)

《The Journal of Nursing Research》 16卷1期 (2008/03) Pp. 75-85

摘要

電視與電腦對於提供我們認識這個世界有許多價值，然而，文獻顯示過度用電腦和電視，則不利於青少年的健康狀態或不健康的行爲。不當的看電視和玩電腦遊戲時間，是否與青少年的健康促進行爲相關之研究文獻極爲不足。本文主要的目的在探討看電視和玩電腦遊戲時間與青少年健康行爲的關係。本文爲次級資料分析自2004年桃園縣660位青少年健康促進計劃之部份內容，其原始研究設計爲橫斷式調查法。結果顯示參與者的年齡平均爲15.0±1.7歲；週一至週五平均每天看電視2.28小時，週末或假期4.07小時。週一至週五玩電腦1.64小時，週末或假期3.38小時。此外，看電視和玩電腦遊戲時間越長，其健康行爲的執行越少；尤其在生命欣賞、健康責任、社會支持及運動等四個層面的平均得分較低。影響看電視及玩電腦遊戲時間之相關因素，包括男生、過重、住鄉村及目前就讀國中者有顯著的關係。因此，基層醫療人員在推動健康促進計劃時，宜記錄青少年看電視和玩電腦遊戲的時間，同時也要教育父母如何正確或健康的利用現代電子媒體。

關鍵字

青少年 ； 健康促進 ； 看電視 ； 玩電腦遊戲

並列摘要

Television and computers provide significant benefits for learning about the world. Some studies have linked excessive television (TV) watching or computer game playing to disadvantage of health status or some unhealthy behavior among adolescents. However, the relationships between watching TV/playing computer games and adolescents adopting health promoting behavior were limited. This study aimed to discover the relationship between time spent on watching TV and on leisure use of computers and adolescents' health promoting behavior, and associated factors. This paper used secondary data analysis from part of a health promotion project in Taoyuan County, Taiwan. A cross-sectional design was used and purposive sampling was conducted among adolescents in the original project. Atotal of 660 participants answered the questions appropriately for this work between January and June 2004. Findings showed the mean age of the respondents was 15.0±1.7 years. The mean numbers of TV watching hours were 2.28 and 4.07 on weekdays and weekends respectively. The mean hours of leisure (non-academic) computer use were 1.64 and 3.38 on weekdays and weekends respectively. Results indicated that adolescents spent significant time watching TV and using the computer, which was negatively associated with adopting health-promoting behaviors such as life appreciation, health responsibility, social support and exercise behavior. Moreover, being boys, being overweight, living in a rural area, and being middle-school students were significantly associated with spending long periods watching TV and using the computer. Therefore, primary health care providers should record the TV and non-academic computer time of youths when conducting health promotion programs, and educate parents on how to become good and healthy electronic media users.

並列關鍵字

adolescent ； health promotion ； watching TV ； playing computer games

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