Age of first digital device use and screen media use at age 15: A cross-sectional analysis of 384,591 participants from 55 countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We investigated the associations between age of first digital device use and screen media use at age 15.

Study design and methods

Utilizing cross-sectional data from the 2018 Program for International Student Assessment, we analyzed responses from 384,591 fifteen-year-olds (50 % girls) from 55 countries on their age of first device use and current frequency of 12 screen behaviours. Behaviors were categorized as social, gaming, recreational, educational/practical (grouped into regular [every day; almost every day] and non-regular users [once or twice a week; once or twice a month; never or hardly ever]. Generalized linear regression, adjusted for highest level of schooling of mother/father and with student sampling and replicate weights to account for the sampling

SUBMITTER: Slater SO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11904562 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature