Longitudinal relations between gaming, physical activity, and athletic self-esteem
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Beate Wold HygenForfatter
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Jay BelskyForfatter
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Frode StensengForfatter
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Silje SteinsbekkForfatter
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Lars WichstrømForfatter
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Vera SkalickaForfatter
Highlights
• Increased gaming predicted decreased athletic self-esteem.
• Increased gaming predicted reduced MVPA (boys only).
• Increased MVPA predicted decreased time spent gaming (boys only).
• Increases in gaming at age 10 might exert long-term consequences for MVPA.
• Increases in MVPA at age 10 might have long-term effects on reducing gaming.