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Hugues Sampasa-Kanyinga

School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ottawa
Verified email at uottawa.ca
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Frequent use of social networking sites is associated with poor psychological functioning among children and adolescents

H Sampasa-Kanyinga, RF Lewis - Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and …, 2015 - liebertpub.com
Social networking sites (SNSs) have gained substantial popularity among youth in recent
years. However, the relationship between the use of these Web-based platforms and mental …

Sleeping hours: what is the ideal number and how does age impact this?

…, C Dutil, H Sampasa-Kanyinga - Nature and science of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this narrative review paper is to discuss about sleep duration needed
across the lifespan. Sleep duration varies widely across the lifespan and shows an inverse …

[HTML][HTML] Associations between cyberbullying and school bullying victimization and suicidal ideation, plans and attempts among Canadian schoolchildren

H Sampasa-Kanyinga, P Roumeliotis, H Xu - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Purpose The negative effects of peer aggression on mental health are key issues for public
health. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between cyberbullying …

Social media use, school connectedness, and academic performance among adolescents

H Sampasa-Kanyinga, JP Chaput… - The journal of primary …, 2019 - Springer
We examined the associations between social media use (SMU) and school connectedness
and academic performance among middle and high school students, and tested whether …

[HTML][HTML] The role of insufficient sleep and circadian misalignment in obesity

…, BGG da Costa, H Sampasa-Kanyinga… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Traditional risk factors for obesity and the metabolic syndrome, such as excess energy intake
and lack of physical activity, cannot fully explain the high prevalence of these conditions. …

[HTML][HTML] Combinations of physical activity, sedentary time, and sleep duration and their associations with depressive symptoms and other mental health problems in …

H Sampasa-Kanyinga, I Colman, GS Goldfield… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background For optimal health benefits, the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for
Children and Youth (aged 5–17 years) recommend an achievement of high levels of physical …

Breakfast skipping is associated with cyberbullying and school bullying victimization. A school-based cross-sectional study

H Sampasa-Kanyinga, P Roumeliotis, CV Farrow… - Appetite, 2014 - Elsevier
Breakfast skipping is a health concern that has well-known negative consequences physically
and psychologically. It is therefore important to understand why children skip breakfast. …

[HTML][HTML] The psychometric properties of the 10-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) in Canadian military personnel

H Sampasa-Kanyinga, MA Zamorski, I Colman - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The psychometric properties of the ten-item Kessler Psychological Distress scale (K10)
have been extensively explored in civilian populations. However, documentation of its …

Use of social media is associated with short sleep duration in a dose–response manner in students aged 11 to 20 years

H SampasaKanyinga, HA Hamilton… - Acta …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aim This study examined the association between social media and sleep duration among
Canadian students aged 11–20. Methods Data from 5242 students were obtained from the …

Use of social networking sites and risk of cyberbullying victimization: A population-level study of adolescents

H Sampasa-Kanyinga, HA Hamilton - … , behavior, and social …, 2015 - liebertpub.com
Social networking sites (SNSs) have gained considerable popularity among youth in recent
years; however, there is a noticeable paucity of research examining the association between …