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Smartphone Use and Physical Activity among College Students in Health Science-Related Majors in the United States and Thailand
Smartphone use among college students is prevalent across the world. Recently, research has begun to investigate the relationship between smartphone use and physical activity. This study examined the amount of time spent using a smartphone and the physical activity (PA) levels among college students...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6517887/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31013703 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16081315 |
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author | Penglee, Nattika Christiana, Richard W. Battista, Rebecca A. Rosenberg, Ed |
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description | Smartphone use among college students is prevalent across the world. Recently, research has begun to investigate the relationship between smartphone use and physical activity. This study examined the amount of time spent using a smartphone and the physical activity (PA) levels among college students majoring in health science-related disciplines in the United States (US) and Thailand. Using convenience sampling, college students in the US (n = 242) and Thailand (n = 194) completed an online survey, in Fall 2016, assessing smartphone usage and PA. Data were analyzed using chi-square tests and two-way ANOVA (p < 0.05). US students reported more days per week ([Formula: see text]) and greater duration of PA ([Formula: see text]) than Thai students while Thai students used smartphones more per day than US students ([Formula: see text]). No difference existed for years of smartphone use ([Formula: see text]). Greater smartphone use per day inversely related to days per week of engaging in PA among Thai students ([Formula: see text]), but not among US students ([Formula: see text]). The high smartphone use among college students, especially in Thailand, may be a barrier to PA as well as a strategy for PA promotion in higher education settings. Research should examine the best techniques for smartphone application development to promote PA in college settings. |
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spelling | pubmed-65178872019-05-31 Smartphone Use and Physical Activity among College Students in Health Science-Related Majors in the United States and Thailand Penglee, Nattika Christiana, Richard W. Battista, Rebecca A. Rosenberg, Ed Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Smartphone use among college students is prevalent across the world. Recently, research has begun to investigate the relationship between smartphone use and physical activity. This study examined the amount of time spent using a smartphone and the physical activity (PA) levels among college students majoring in health science-related disciplines in the United States (US) and Thailand. Using convenience sampling, college students in the US (n = 242) and Thailand (n = 194) completed an online survey, in Fall 2016, assessing smartphone usage and PA. Data were analyzed using chi-square tests and two-way ANOVA (p < 0.05). US students reported more days per week ([Formula: see text]) and greater duration of PA ([Formula: see text]) than Thai students while Thai students used smartphones more per day than US students ([Formula: see text]). No difference existed for years of smartphone use ([Formula: see text]). Greater smartphone use per day inversely related to days per week of engaging in PA among Thai students ([Formula: see text]), but not among US students ([Formula: see text]). The high smartphone use among college students, especially in Thailand, may be a barrier to PA as well as a strategy for PA promotion in higher education settings. Research should examine the best techniques for smartphone application development to promote PA in college settings. MDPI 2019-04-12 2019-04 /pmc/articles/PMC6517887/ /pubmed/31013703 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16081315 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Penglee, Nattika Christiana, Richard W. Battista, Rebecca A. Rosenberg, Ed Smartphone Use and Physical Activity among College Students in Health Science-Related Majors in the United States and Thailand |
title | Smartphone Use and Physical Activity among College Students in Health Science-Related Majors in the United States and Thailand |
title_full | Smartphone Use and Physical Activity among College Students in Health Science-Related Majors in the United States and Thailand |
title_fullStr | Smartphone Use and Physical Activity among College Students in Health Science-Related Majors in the United States and Thailand |
title_full_unstemmed | Smartphone Use and Physical Activity among College Students in Health Science-Related Majors in the United States and Thailand |
title_short | Smartphone Use and Physical Activity among College Students in Health Science-Related Majors in the United States and Thailand |
title_sort | smartphone use and physical activity among college students in health science-related majors in the united states and thailand |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6517887/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31013703 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16081315 |
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