Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (n = 2576 data points of 1113 children)
From: Smartphone use, wellbeing, and their association in children
Variable | ||
|---|---|---|
Sociodemographics | ||
Age | Mean (sd) | 14.0 (2.0) |
Sex | n (%) male | 1303 (51%) |
n (%) female | 1273 (49%) | |
Education mother | mean (sd) | 5.3 (1.5) |
Year of assessment | n (%) 2018 | 351 (14%) |
n (%) 2019 | 510 (20%) | |
n (%) 2020 | 238 (9%) | |
n (%) 2021 | 344 (13%) | |
n (%) 2022 | 420 (16%) | |
n (%) 2023 | 463 (18%) | |
n (%) 2024 | 250 (10%) | |
Media use | ||
PSU total score | Mean (sd) | 28.6 (6.6) |
(Clinically relevant) PSU | n (%) | 56 (3%) |
Smartphone use duration on weekends | n (%) < 3 hours/day | 1245 (48%) |
n (%) ≥ 3 hours/day | 1331 (52%) | |
Quality of life | ||
Quality of life total score | Mean (sd) | 52.4 (7.3) |
