ONLINE TIME; ZOOM FATIGUE; PHYSICAL EXHAUSTION AND ONLINE LEARNING

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Bang, F., Roberts, K. C., Chaput, J. P., Goldfield, G. S., & Prince, S. A. (2020). Physical activity, screen time and sleep duration: Combined associations with psychosocial health among Canadian children and youth. Health Reports, 31(5), 9-16.

Barr, R., Kirkorian, H., Radesky, J., Coyne, S., Nichols, D., Blanchfield, O., ... & Bellagamba, F. (2020). Beyond Screen Time: a synergistic approach to a more comprehensive assessment of family media exposure during early childhood. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1283. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01283

DominguesMontanari, S. (2017). Clinical and psychological effects of excessive screen time on children. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 53(4), 333-338. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpc.13462

Friel, C. P., Duran, A. T., Shechter, A., & Diaz, K. M. (2020). US children meeting physical activity, screen time, and sleep guidelines. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 59(4), 513-521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2020.05.007

Gottschalk, F. (2019). Impacts of technology use on children: Exploring literature on the brain, cognition and well-being. Paris: OECD Working Papers.  https://doi.org/10.1787/19939019

Hiltunen, P., Leppänen, M. H., Ray, C., Määttä, S., Vepsäläinen, H., Koivusilta, L., ... & Roos, E. (2020). Relationship between screen time and sleep among Finnish preschool children: results from the DAGIS study. Sleep Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2020.11.008

Howie, E. K., Joosten, J., Harris, C. J., & Straker, L. M. (2020). Associations between meeting sleep, physical activity or screen time behaviour guidelines and academic performance in Australian school children. BMC Public Health, 20, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08620-w

Hutton, J. S., Dudley, J., & Horowitz-Kraus, T. (2020). Potential association of screen use with brain development in preschool-aged children—Reply. JAMA Pediatrics, 174(8), 805-807. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.0628

Hutton, J. S., Dudley, J., Horowitz-Kraus, T., DeWitt, T., & Holland, S. K. (2020). Differences in functional brain network connectivity during stories presented in audio, illustrated, and animated format in preschool-age children. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 14(1), 130-141. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.15124

Lan, Q. Y., Chan, K. C., Kwan, N. Y., Chan, N. Y., Wing, Y. K., Li, A. M., & Au, C. T. (2020). Sleep duration in preschool children and impact of screen time. Sleep Medicine, 76, 48-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2020.09.024

Lanca, C., & Saw, S. M. (2020). The association between digital screen time and myopia: A systematic review. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 40(2), 216-229. https://doi.org/10.1111/opo.12657

Lissak, G. (2018). Adverse physiological and psychological effects of screen time on children and adolescents: Literature review and case study. Environmental Research, 164, 149-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2018.01.015

McHarg, G., Ribner, A. D., Devine, R. T., & Hughes, C. (2020). Screen time and executive function in toddlerhood: A longitudinal study. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.570392

Nguyen, P., Le, L. K. D., Nguyen, D., Gao, L., Dunstan, D. W., & Moodie, M. (2020). The effectiveness of sedentary behaviour interventions on sitting time and screen time in children and adults: an umbrella review of systematic reviews. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 17(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-020-01009-3

Ophir, Y., Tikochinski, R., & Rosenberg, H. (2020). Potential association of screen use with brain development in preschool-aged children. JAMA Pediatrics, 174(8), 805. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.0635

Oswald, T. K., Rumbold, A. R., Kedzior, S. G., & Moore, V. M. (2020). Psychological impacts of “screen time” and “green time” for children and adolescents: A systematic scoping review. PloS One, 15(9), e0237725. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237725

Perrault, A. A., Bayer, L., Peuvrier, M., Afyouni, A., Ghisletta, P., Brockmann, C., ... & Sterpenich, V. (2019). Reducing the use of screen electronic devices in the evening is associated with improved sleep and daytime vigilance in adolescents. Sleep, 42(9), zsz125. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsz125

Przybylski, A. K., Orben, A., & Weinstein, N. (2020). How much is too much? Examining the relationship between digital screen engagement and psychosocial functioning in a confirmatory cohort study. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 59(9), 1080-1088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2019.06.017

Rodriguez-Ayllon, M., Derks, I. P., van den Dries, M. A., Esteban-Cornejo, I., Labrecque, J. A., Yang-Huang, J., ... & Muetzel, R. L. (2020). Associations of physical activity and screen time with white matter microstructure in children from the general population. NeuroImage, 205, 116258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116258

Suggate, S. P., & Martzog, P. (2020). Screentime influences children's mental imagery performance. Developmental Science, e12978. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.12978

Tang, L., Darlington, G., Ma, D. W., & Haines, J. (2018). Mothers’ and fathers’ media parenting practices associated with young children’s screen-time: a cross-sectional study. BMC Obesity, 5(1), 37. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40608-018-0214-4

Twenge, J. M., & Campbell, W. K. (2018). Associations between screen time and lower psychological well-being among children and adolescents: Evidence from a population-based study. Preventive Medicine Reports, 12, 271-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.10.003

Twenge, J. M., Martin, G. N., & Campbell, W. K. (2018). Decreases in psychological well-being among American adolescents after 2012 and links to screen time during the rise of smartphone technology. Emotion, 18(6), 765. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0000403

Walsh, J. J., Barnes, J. D., Cameron, J. D., Goldfield, G. S., Chaput, J. P., Gunnell, K. E., ... & Tremblay, M. S. (2018). Associations between 24 hour movement behaviours and global cognition in US children: a cross-sectional observational study. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 2(11), 783-791. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(18)30278-5

Walsh, J. J., Barnes, J. D., Tremblay, M. S., & Chaput, J. P. (2020). Associations between duration and type of electronic screen use and cognition in US children. Computers in Human Behavior, 108, 106312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106312

Whiting, S., Buoncristiano, M., Gelius, P., Abu-Omar, K., Pattison, M., Hyska, J., ... & Breda, J. (2020). Physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration of children aged 6–9 years in 25 countries: An analysis within the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) 2015–2017. Obesity Facts, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1159/000511263

Williams, C. (2020). Screen time and mental health: No easy solutions. The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter, 36(2), 1-6.  https://doi.org/10.1002/cbl.30439

Wong, C. W., Andrew, T. S. A. I., Jonas, J. B., Ohno-Matsui, K., James, C. H. E. N., Marcus, A. N. G., & Ting, D. S. W. (2020). Digital Screen Time During COVID-19 Pandemic: Risk for a Further Myopia Boom?. American Journal of Ophthalmology, 233, 333-337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2020.07.034

Zavala-Crichton, J. P., Esteban-Cornejo, I., Solis-Urra, P., Mora-Gonzalez, J., Cadenas-Sanchez, C., Rodriguez-Ayllon, M., ... & Ortega, F. B. (2020). Association of sedentary behavior with brain structure and intelligence in children with overweight or obesity: The ActiveBrains Project. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9(4), 1101. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9041101

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