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Watch Television

Known as: Watching television 
The act of spending time viewing a television.
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Greater screen time is associated with adolescent obesity: a longitudinal study of the BMI distribution from ages 14 to 18
Previous research has examined the association between screen time and average changes in adolescent body mass index (BMI). Until… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Nutrition and body weights of Canadian children watching television and eating while watching television
Abstract Objective To examine whether eating while watching television poses a risk for poor nutrition and excess body weight… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
The epidemiology of overweight and related lifestyle behaviors: racial/ethnic and socioeconomic status differences among American youth.
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Sleep timing and quantity in ecological and family context: a nationally representative time-diary study.
Associations between demographic characteristics, school schedules, activity choices, family functioning, and sleep behaviors… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Television-Viewing Characteristics of Adults: Correlations to Eating Practices and Overweight and Health Status
Introduction The purpose of this study was to examine the associations among television viewing, eating practices, and overweight… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Fruit, vegetable, and fat intake among non-Hispanic black and non-Hispanic white adolescents: associations with home availability and food consumption settings.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Structured leisure activities in middle childhood: Links to well‐being
Associations between children’s (N = 147) participation in structured leisure activities and their adjustment were examined… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Does the Gun Pull the Trigger? Automatic Priming Effects of Weapon Pictures and Weapon Names
More than 30 years ago, Berkowitz and LePage (1967) published the first study demonstrating that the mere presence of a weapon… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Viewing preferences, symptoms of psychological trauma, and violent behaviors among children who watch television.
OBJECTIVE To examine the extent to which children's television-viewing practices are associated with symptoms of psychological… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Health and medicine on television.
IN recent years, the medical community has become increasingly aware of the role of sociocultural influences — "life-style… 
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