Screen time is not significantly associated with white matter microstructure (FA, MD) in 10-year-olds, while sports participation is positively associated with FA¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · review r3 · q3
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q3 i? In a large sample of 10-year-olds, screen time was not significantly associated with any global DTI metrics including FA and MD. → Marciano Laura 2021 q3 i? Sports participation was positively associated with FA and, together with outdoor playing, negatively associated with MD, even after adjusting for screen time. → Marciano Laura 2021 (2)

Evidence¶

Marciano Laura 2021¶

Marciano Laura, Camerini Anne-Linda, Morese Rosalba. (2021). The Developing Brain in the Digital Era: A Scoping Review of Structural and Functional Correlates of Screen Time in Adolescence. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.671817

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DTI analysis of parent-reported television, computer, and video game use in a sample of 2532 10-year-olds; the study found no significant association between screen time and white matter microstructure. Equivalence was not tested; no effect size printed.

"Controlling for sex, age, ancestral background, Body Mass Index, maternal education, emotional and behavioral problems, and non-verbal Intelligence Quotient (IQ), screen time was not significantly associated with any global DTI metrics (including FA and MD)."

Marciano Laura 2021 (2)¶

Marciano Laura, Camerini Anne-Linda, Morese Rosalba. (2021). The Developing Brain in the Digital Era: A Scoping Review of Structural and Functional Correlates of Screen Time in Adolescence. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.671817

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Same DTI study: physical activity associations with white matter remained "after adjusting for levels of screen time," which the authors read as benefits of sports participation and outdoor play not neutralized by screen exposure. No effect size printed.

"Contrary, physical activity, particularly sports participation, was positively associated with FA. Sports participation, together with outdoor playing, was also negatively associated with MD."

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