Prospective Predictors of Adolescent Screen Time and Problematic Screen Use.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Adolescent digital media use is highly prevalent. However, potential harms are unclear, as prospective studies of outcomes of screen-naïve youth are sparse. This study assessed whether individual differences in 4 domains relevant to addiction, measured in late childhood, prospectively predicted average daily hours of screen time (ST) and problematic screen use (PSU), defined as screen use that is compulsive and distressing, of 3 screen activities in mid-adolescence.

Method

Youth (N = 4,754) with available data at the baseline and year 4 waves of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development℠ (ABCD) Study (data release 5.1) were included. Independent linear mixed-effects regression models tested whether facets of impulsivity, motivation, psychopathology, and cognitive

SUBMITTER: Grund BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12684653 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature