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Screen time is the amount of time spent using a device with a screen such as a smartphone, computer, television, video game console, or a tablet. [1] The concept is under significant research with related concepts in digital media use and mental health. Screen time is correlated with mental and physical harm in child development. [2]
In September 2023, PLOS One published a systematic review and meta-analysis of 16 studies of smartphone addiction and sleep among medical students found that 57% of subjects had poor sleep and 39% of subjects had smartphone addiction with a correlation index of 0.3, [175] while Computers in Human Behavior published a meta-analysis of 23 ...
A child psychologist helped his son make progress with his screen addiction. They created a family media plan and locked up tech at night.
Screen addiction shares some characteristics with other addictions including alcohol dependence and gambling. Reward-style games, such as some downloadable on smartphones, have been found to lead to obsessive behaviors. [15] Additionally, screen addiction can affect children's ability to learn and focus. [14]
The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health did a study on adolescents ranging from 7-12 grade and they found that more screen time increases the risk of obesity. Reducing the amount of time children spend on the internet can prevent getting diseases like obesity and diabetes. [41]
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Forms of technology addiction have been considered as diagnoses since the mid 1990s. [3] In current research on the adverse consequences of technology overuse, "mobile phone overuse" has been proposed as a subset of forms of "digital addiction" or "digital dependence", reflecting increasing trends of compulsive behavior among users of technological devices. [4]