Screen Time

A Link Between More Screen Time in Childhood and Depression in Early Adolescence Is Related to Less Sleep and White Matter Changes, Study Finds
A new study based on data from nearly 1,000 young people, ages 9-13, suggests how the amount of time spent on screens each day—TVs, computers, mobile phones, videogames—impacts depression risk at age… Read More
Addictive Use of Phones, Social Media, & Video Games Is “Common” in Young Adolescents and Linked to Risk for Suicidal Behaviors and Worse Mental Health, Study Finds
Researchers using 4 years of interim data from a large, ongoing study of mental health and brain development in American children and adolescents have found that “high” or “increasing” addictive use… Read More
Impact of Electronic Media Use on Mental Health in Children
Researchers studying the results of questionnaires filled out by thousands of children aged 9 to 11 and their parents has found “significant” and “real” associations between electronic media use and… Read More