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Research shows that watching television starting at a young age can profoundly affect children's development. These effects include obesity, language delays, and learning disabilities. Physical inactivity while viewing TV reduces necessary exercise and leads to over-eating. Language delays occur when a child does not interact with others.
Mean world syndrome is a proposed cognitive bias wherein people may perceive the world to be more dangerous than it is. This is due to long-term moderate to heavy exposure to violence-related content in mass media. [2] In the early stages of research, mean world syndrome was only discussed as an effect of watching television.
The research concluded that adults ages 16–99 who watch TV more than three hours a day were more likely to have poor mental health. 3 hours or more of television or screen time in children lead to a downward trend in mental health positivity. The study concluded that there is a correlation between screen time and a decline in mental health.
With such series as 'Wednesday,' 'Wolf Pack' and even 'Cobra Kai,' new series for teens are taking darker turns with multi-generational storytelling and complex characters.
Some studies suggest that children who watch adult content on television are more likely to have sex earlier once they reach adolescence. [22] [23] For every hour of adult-targeted television or movies watched by children when they were 6 to 8 years old, there was a 33% increased risk of becoming sexually active in early adolescence.
Scientists claim watching age-appropriate content can have a benefit on cognitive development.
In her new 5-part documentary, Social Studies, Lauren Greenfield asks Los Angeles teenagers to talk about social media. Their answers should go viral.
Television addiction is a proposed addiction model associated with maladaptive or compulsive behavior associated with watching television programming. [1] [2] Analysis