Screen Use and Child and Adolescent Health in Canada: Triangulation of Evidence Assessing the State of the Effort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Excessive screen use in children and adolescents is an increasingly prevalent, pervasive and pressing public health issue in Canada. This project investigated the 'state of the effort' in relation to screen use and healthy development in children and adolescents in Canada.

Methods

Five investigations were employed to identify, describe, interpret and triangulate the current evidence, including a national opinion survey, environmental scan, school board policy scan, network analysis and text mining analysis of Canadian news headlines.

Results

Screen use and healthy child development is an important issue for Canadian parents (n = 385), and they believe schools (79%), governments (73%) and technology companies (71%) have a responsibility to promote safe use.

SUBMITTER: Tremblay MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12705222 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature