Physical activity and screen time of children and adolescents before and during the COVID-19 lockdown in Germany: a natural experiment
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology · DVGW-Forschungsstelle am Engler-Bunte-Institut des Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie · +1 more institution
Abstract
The impact of COVID-19 on social life has been drastic and global. However, the different numbers of cases and different actions in different countries have been leading to various interesting yet unexplored effects on human behavior. In the present study, we compare the physical activity and recreational screen time of a representative sample of 1711 4- to 17-year-olds before and during the strictest time of the first COVID-19 lockdown in Germany. We found that sports activity declined whereas recreational screen time increased. However, a substantial increase in habitual physical activities leads to an overall increase in physical activity among children and adolescents in Germany. The effects differ in size…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 162.52
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 64
Authors
10- SSSteffen SchmidtCorresponding
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, DVGW-Forschungsstelle am Engler-Bunte-Institut des Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie
- BABastian Anedda
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- ABAlexander Burchartz
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- AEAna Eichsteller
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- SKSimon Kolb
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Topics & keywords
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
- Natural (archaeology)
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
- Natural experiment
- Computer science
- Medicine
- Virology