Associations between screen time and lower psychological well-being among children and adolescents: Evidence from a population-based study.

ABSTRACT: Previous research on associations between screen time and psychological well-being among children and adolescents has been conflicting, leading some researchers to question the limits on screen time suggested by physician organizations. We examined a large (n = 40,337) national random sample of 2- to 17-year-old children and adolescents in the U.S. in 2016 that included comprehensive measures of screen time (including cell phones, computers, electronic devices, electronic games, and TV) and an array of psychological well-being measures. After 1 h/day of use, more hours of daily screen time were associated with lower psychological well-being, including less curiosity, lower self-control, more distractibility, more difficulty making friends, less emotional stability, being more diffic

SUBMITTER: Twenge JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6214874 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature