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Positive correlation between cyber leisure time and sympathetic activity in high school students
Author(s) -
Son Mi Eun,
Kim Na-Hyun,
Kong In Deok
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.705.7
Subject(s) - psychosocial , leisure time , positive correlation , intervention (counseling) , correlation , the internet , negative correlation , balance (ability) , psychology , medicine , physical activity , applied psychology , physical therapy , computer science , mathematics , psychiatry , geometry , world wide web
Purpose The purpose of this research was to find out the relationship between cyber leisure time and autonomic nerve system in high school students. Methods The subjects of this study were 262 second graders at high school located in D city. The research design was descriptive correlation study. Data were collected from August 26 to September 17, 2010, using cyber leisure questionnaire and heart rate variability by SA‐6000 for autonomic balance. Results Total time for the cyber leisure was 385.8±261.7 (min/week). Time for internet search and computer game was 230.0±139.7 (min/week) and 155.8±163.1 (min/week), respectively. There were significant positive correlation between cyber leisure time and sympathetic activities (r=.13, p <.05). Conclusion The use of the internet and computer game could potentiate sympathetic activities in high school students. Thus, nursing intervention to reduce the total cyber leisure time will be helpful to improve physical, physiological, and psychosocial health for them.