Digiplay Initiative

Papastergiou, M. (2009).  Exploring the potential of computer and video games for health and physical education: A literature review. Computers & Education. 53, 603-622. Abstract

Funk, J. B., J. Brouwer, K. Curtiss, & E. McBroom (2009).  Parents of Preschoolers: Expert Media Recommendations and Ratings Knowledge, Media-Effects Beliefs, and Monitoring Practices. Pediatrics. 123, 981-988. Abstract

Graf, D. L., L. V. Pratt, C. N. Hester, & K. R. Short (2009).  Playing Active Video Games Increases Energy Expenditure in Children. Pediatrics. 124, 534-540. Abstract

Borusiak, P., A. Bouikidis, R. Liersch, & J. B. Russell (2008).  Cardiovascular effects in adolescents while they are playing video games: A potential health risk factor?. Psychophysiology. 45, 327-332. Abstract

Hardy, L. L., S. L. Bass, & M. L. Booth (2007).  Changes in sedentary behavior among adolescent girls: A 2.5-year prospective cohort study. Journal of Adolescent Health. 40, 158-165. Abstract

Brodersen, N. H., A. Steptoe, D. R. Boniface, & J. Wardle (2007).  Trends in physical activity and sedentary behaviour in adolescence: ethnic and socioeconomic differences. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 41, 140-144. Abstract

Adam, E. K., E. K. Snell, & P. Pendry (2007).  Sleep timing and quantity in ecological and family context: A nationally representative time-diary study. Journal of Family Psychology. 21, 4-19. Abstract

Barton, A. J., L. Gilbert, J. Baramee, & T. Granger (2006).  Cardiovascular risk in Hispanic and non-Hispanic preschoolers. Nursing Research. 55, 172-179. Abstract

Koezuka, N., M. Koo, K. R. Allison, E. M. Adlaf, J. J. M. Dwyer, G. Faulkner, et al. (2006).  The relationship between sedentary activities and physical inactivity among adolescents: Results from the Canadian Community Health Survey. Journal of Adolescent Health. 39, 515-522. Abstract

Motl, R. W., E. McAuley, A. S. Birnbaum, & L. A. Lytle (2006).  Naturally occurring changes in time spent watching television are inversely related to frequency of physical activity during early adolescence. Journal of Adolescence. 29, 19-32. Abstract

Urrutia-Rojas, X., & J. Menchaca (2006).  Prevalence of risk for type 2 diabetes in school children. Journal of School Health. 76, 189-194. Abstract

Wang, Y., L. Tussing, A. Odoms-Young, C. Braunschweig, B. Flay, D. Hedeker, et al. (2006).  Obesity prevention in low socioeconomic status urban African-American adolescents: study design and preliminary findings of the HEALTH-KIDS Study. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 60, 92-103. Abstract

Marshall, S. J., T. Gorely, & S. J. H. Biddle (2006).  A descriptive epidemiology of screen-based media use in youth: A review and critique. Journal of Adolescence. 29, 333-349. Abstract

Lanningham-Foster, L., T. B. Jensen, R. C. Foster, A. B. Redmond, B. A. Walker, D. Heinz, et al. (2006).  Energy expenditure of sedentary screen time compared with active screen time for children. Pediatrics. 118, e1831-e1835. Abstract

Burke, V., L. J. Beilin, K. Durkin, W. G. K. Stritzke, S. Houghton, & C. A. Cameron (2006).  Television, computer use, physical activity, diet and fatness in Australian adolescents. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity. 1, 248-255. Abstract

Christakis, D. A., B. E. Ebee, F. P. Rivara, & F. J. Zimmerman (2004).  Television, video, and computer game usage in children under 11 years of age. Journal of Pediatrics. 145, 652-656. Abstract

Wagner, A., C. Klein-Platat, D. Arveiler, M. C. Haan, J. Schlienger, & C. Simon (2004).  Parent-child physical activity relationships in 12-year old French students do not depend on family socioeconomic status. Diabetes & Metabolism. 30, 359-366. Abstract

Waller, C. E., S. F. Du, & B. M. Popkin (2003).  Patterns of overweight, inactivity, and snacking in Chinese children. Obesity Research. 11, 957-961. Abstract

Smith, P. K., B. Bogin, M. I. Varela-Silva, B. Orden, & J. Loucky (2002).  Does immigration help or harm children's health? The Mayan case. Social Science Quarterly. 83, 994-1002. Abstract

Berkey, C. S., H. R. H. Rockett, A. E. Field, M. W. Gillman, A. L. Frazier, C. A. Camargo, et al. (2000).  Activity, dietary intake, and weight changes in a longitudinal study of preadolescent and adolescent boys and girls. Pediatrics. 105, E561-E569.