(1.School of Sports Journalism and Foreign Language,Shanghai University of Sport,Shanghai 200438,China;2.Library of Shanghai University of Sport,Shanghai 200438,China) Abstract: Based on Science Citation Index (SCI) and Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) on the Web of Science, the authors gave an overview of screen time vs. teenager physical health related English literature published in re-cent 10 years (2005-2014), and in the mean time, analyzed developments of foreign researches on screen time af-fecting teenager physical health (obesity, physical activity participation, related diseases) by referring to teenager physical health related stipulations established by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and their course of evo-lution. The literature overview indicates the followings: the relationship between screen time and teenager obesity had been widely valued and empirically studied in multiple aspects by foreign researchers; most of related foreign researches used experimental quantitative research method, their research designs were precise and scientific, espe-cially, their multivariable research designs were worthy of reference for domestic researchers; in-depth study of the affects of new media communication on teenager physical health on the basis of expanding the extension of the concept of screen time is becoming a future research trend of this field. Key words: sports medicine;screen time;physical health;teenager;review |