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Measuring screen time among adolescents: test-retest reliability of HBSC questionnaire items across two countries

Increasing recreational screen time among adolescents is linked to adverse health outcomes like obesity and poor mental health. This highlights the need for reliable tools to monitor screen-based behaviours. The present study examined the test-retest reliability of recreational screen-time items fro...

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Main Authors: Matusova, Michaela (Author) , Maracek, Marek (Author) , Pavelka, Jan (Author) , Ng, Kwok (Author) , Medina, Catalina (Author) , Tylsarova, Nikola (Author) , Bucksch, Jens (Author) , Hamrik, Zdenek (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 18 December 2025
In: BMC public health
Year: 2025, Volume: 26, Pages: 1-10
ISSN:1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-025-25950-9
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25950-9
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Author Notes:Michaela Matusova, Marek Maracek, Jan Pavelka, Kwok Ng, Catalina Medina, Nikola Tylsarova, Jens Bucksch and Zdenek Hamrik
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Summary:Increasing recreational screen time among adolescents is linked to adverse health outcomes like obesity and poor mental health. This highlights the need for reliable tools to monitor screen-based behaviours. The present study examined the test-retest reliability of recreational screen-time items from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) questionnaire across culturally diverse adolescent populations.
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ISSN:1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-025-25950-9

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