Forbes September 22, 2024
One of the biggest predictors of how much time adolescents spend on screens and if that use is problematic is how much their own parents use screens, according to a recent study published in Pediatric Research.
The study examined three year survey data from over 10,000 adolescents in the United States to assess the prevalence of media parenting practices to identify their association with adolescent screen time, social media use and mobile phone use. Researchers in the study also examined whether screen use was problematic, which meant being unable to quite screen use despite wanting to, or if it was interfering with the adolescent’s school work.
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