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U.S. ADOLESCENTS' DAILY SCREEN TIME DOUBLED
DURING PANDEMIC
TUESDAY, Nov. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- As teens
dramatically stepped up their screen time during COVID-
19 lockdowns, their well-being took a hit, a new study
reveals.
RECREATIONAL SCREEN TIME AMONG U.S. TEENS DOUBLED FROM BEFORE THE
PANDEMIC TO NEARLY EIGHT HOURS PER DAY DURING THE
PANDEMIC, ACCORDING TO THE REPORT. AND THIS ESTIMATE DOESN'T INCLUDE
TIME SPENT ON SCREENS FOR REMOTE LEARNING OR SCHOOLWORK, SO THE
TOTAL WAS LIKELY MUCH HIGHER, THE RESEARCHERS SAID.
"MORE SCREEN TIME WAS LINKED TO POORER MENTAL HEALTH AND GREATER
STRESS AMONG TEENS," SAID LEAD RESEARCHER DR. JASON NAGATA, AN
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PEDIATRICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN
FRANCISCO.
"ALTHOUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND VIDEO CHAT CAN BE USED TO FOSTER SOCIAL
CONNECTION, WE FOUND THAT TEENS REPORTING HIGHER SCREEN USE FELT
LESS SOCIAL SUPPORT DURING THE PANDEMIC," NAGATA ADDED.
THE FINDINGS STEM FROM A SURVEY OF MORE THAN 5,000 U.S. ADOLESCENTS,
MOSTLY 12- AND 13-YEAR-OLDS.
NAGATA'S TEAM LOOKED AT TIME TEENS SPENT PLAYING GAMES, TEXTING,
USING SOCIAL MEDIA, VIDEO CHATTING, BROWSING THE INTERNET, AND
WATCHING OR STREAMING MOVIES, VIDEOS OR TELEVISION SHOWS.
WHILE SCREEN TIME INCREASED FOR ALL RESPONDENTS, BLACK TEENS,
HISPANIC TEENS AND THOSE FROM LOWER-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS SPENT MORE
TIME ON SCREENS THAN OTHERS, THE SURVEY SHOWED. NAGATA SAID THAT MAY
OWE TO FACTORS SUCH AS LACK OF MONEY FOR OTHER KINDS OF ACTIVITY OR
LACK OF ACCESS TO SAFE, OUTDOOR SPACES.
REGARDLESS OF THE REASONS FOR THE RISE, PARENTS SHOULD REMAIN
WATCHFUL, NAGATA SAID.
"ALTHOUGH SCREEN TIME CAN HAVE IMPORTANT BENEFITS FOR EDUCATION
DURING THE PANDEMIC, PARENTS SHOULD TRY TO MITIGATE ADVERSE MENTAL
HEALTH RISKS FROM EXCESSIVE SCREEN TIME," HE SAID.
NAGATA SUGGESTED PARENTS TALK TO THEIR TEENS OFTEN ABOUT SCREEN
TIME AND DEVELOP A FAMILY MEDIA PLAN. THIS COULD INCLUDE SETTING LIMITS,
ENCOURAGING SCREEN-FREE TIME AND AVOIDING SCREENS BEFORE BEDTIME.
"PARENTS SHOULD ACT AS ROLE MODELS FOR THEIR CHILDREN WITH THEIR OWN
SCREEN TIME PRACTICES," NAGATA SAID.
STILL, HE ISN'T HOPEFUL THAT SCREEN TIME WILL WANE AS THE PANDEMIC
DOES.
"AS THE PANDEMIC SUBSIDES, TEENS WILL BE ABLE TO TRANSITION SOME OF
THEIR SCHOOL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES FROM SCREENS TO IN PERSON," NAGATA
SAID. "HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE INCREASED AVAILABILITY OF VIRTUAL OR
HYBRID OPTIONS, SCREEN USAGE IS LIKELY TO REMAIN HIGHER THAN PRE-
PANDEMIC LEVELS."
DR. PAMELA HURST-DELLA PIETRA IS FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF
CHILDREN AND SCREENS IN JERICHO, N.Y., WHICH STUDIES HOW
DIGITAL MEDIA AFFECT YOUNG PEOPLE.
She reviewed the findings and called the increase of nearly four
hours a day of non-school-related screen time striking.
"Their findings also support earlier pre-pandemic studies revealing
screen time disparities within the pediatric population
demographically, the most concerning being that Black and Hispanic
children had about 30% more screen time than their white
counterparts," Pietra said.
More screen time was tied to poorer mental health and greater
perceived stress, while more social support and coping behaviors
were associated with lower overall screen use, she noted.
Though the study has limitations — including that teens self-
reported their screen time, and their social support before the
pandemic wasn't clear — the findings shed light on what may be a
growing and unhealthy trend, Pietra said.
"Investigations into differential screen use and mental health
factors, such as Nagata's study, are incredibly important and
necessary," she noted.
Another expert said she's interested in seeing how these findings
compare with other studies in the works.
"That screen use overall in this sample has increased so much
suggests that we should see how robust this finding is among some
of the other studies being conducted during this time," said Ellen
Wartella, a professor of communications at Northwestern University
in Evanston, Ill.
The findings were published online Nov. 1 as a research letter
in JAMA Pediatrics.
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Screen time for US tweens and teens DOUBLED
during the COVID-19 pandemic to nearly eight hours
a day, study finds
Researchers compared screen time for 10-to-14-year-olds in the US before
and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Adolescents spent about 7.7 hours per day on screens during the
pandemic, twice as much as the 3.8 hours per day prior to the pandemic
Black and Hispanic tweens and teens spent 1.5 times as many hours on
screens compared to white and Asian teens
Children with parents who never attended college or make less than
$75,000 per year spent more hours using screens
Screen time for U.S. tweens and teens during the COVID-19 pandemic skyrocketed, a new
study suggests.
Researchers looked at how many hours per day adolescents spent streaming, texting, gaming,
video chatting, on social media or browsing the internet.
They found that, prior to the pandemic, youngsters had about fours per day of screen time.
But, with schools closed and stay-at-home orders in place, this rose to nearly eight hours per
day.
What's more, males, African Americans, those living in household
with incomes below $75,000 and those with parents who never
attended college had the most hours of screen time.
The team - from the University of California, San Francisco; the
University of California, Los Angeles; the University of Toronto in
Canada; and SRI International - says this increased screen time
doesn't just affect physical health, such as worsening vision, but is
also associated with mental health risks.
A new study from California-based researchers compared screen time for 10-to-14-year-
olds in the US before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and found adolescents spent 7.7
hours per day on screens during the pandemic, twice as much as the 3.8 hours per day
prior to the pandemic (file image)
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck last year, lockdowns and stay-at-home mandates shut
down schools.
Kids suddenly went from using screens not just for entertainment and socializing but also for
online learning.
But, additionally, they were able to spend time using screens before and after attending remote
lessons.
Several studies have found that children and teenagers were getting more screen time, but
none using national U.S. data.
For the new study, published on Monday in JAMA Pediatrics, the team used data from the
Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study.
Run by the National Institutes of Health, the ABCD Study is the largest long-term study of
brain development and health in the U.S.
Specifically, the researchers focused on about 10- to 14-year-olds who participated in the May
2020 COVID-19 survey of the ABCD study.
The 5,412 tweens and teens self-reported on their number of hours of screen time per day
excluding homework or other school-related activities.
Screen time was analyzed for: multiple-player gaming; single-player gaming; texting; social
media; video chatting; browsing the internet; and watching or streaming movies, videos, or
television shows.
Researchers found that adolescents spent about 7.7 hours per day
on screens, twice as much as the 3.8 hours per day prior to the
pandemic.
Most screen time was spent watching or streaming videos, movies or
television shows at 2.42 hours per day.
Rounding out the top three was multiple-player gaming at 1.44 hours
per day and single-player gaming at 1.17 hours per day.
There were also differences when it came to breakdowns by sex,
race/ethnicity, education level and annual household income.
Tween and teen boys had more average screen time at 8.18 hours
per day compared to 7.23 hours for girls.
Additionally, black and Hispanic adolescents spent up to 1.5 times
as many hours on screens every day compared to white and Asian
teens.
The study found that black children spent 10.06 hours per day on
screens and Hispanic children spent 8.73 hours.
By comparison, white tweens and teens spent 6.98 hours per day on
screens and Asians spent just 6.60 hours.
In addition, teens living in households with comes below $75,000
had 8.48 hours of screen time every day compared to 7.01 hours of
those living in households with an income at or above $75,000.
Lastly, adolescents with parents living with parents who completed
a high school education or less had 9.23 hours per day compared to
7.47 hours for those who parents had a college education or higher.
The researchers also found that higher screen time was linked to
poorer mental health and greater stress whole lower screen time
was associated with more perceived social support.
'Despite the gradual reversal of quarantine restrictions, studies have
suggested that screen use may remain persistently elevated,' the
authors wrote.
'Adolescents experiencing stress and poor mental health may use
screens to manage negative feelings or withdraw from stressors.
'Although some screen modalities may be used to promote social
connection, higher coping behaviors and social support in this
sample were associated with lower total screen usage.'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-10152769/Screen-time-
teens-DOUBLED-COVID-19-pandemic-nearly-eight-hours-day.html
Excessive screen time in kids under 5 is worse than we
thought
A Canadian study of more than 2,500 families suggests that too much screen time in toddlers
and preschoolers is connected with developmental delays.
Just about every parent will admit to sometime letting the kids watch TV while they cook
dinner, kill time on the iPad at the restaurant and play video games for fun. But according to
a study in the medical journal JAMA Pediatrics, all those hours of electronic babysitting come
at a steep cost—especially for children under five.
“What we found in this study is that kids who get excessive screen time are experiencing
delays in development,” says Sheri Madigan, assistant professor in the Department of
Psychology at the University of Calgary, and lead author of the study.
In fact, excessive screen time is believed to a be a contributing factor in the growing problem
of school readiness—an estimated one in four Canadian children are starting kindergarten
inadequately prepared for learning.
If kids are in front of screens, there are a lot of missed opportunities
for learning,” says Madigan, who also holds a Canada Research Chair
in the Determinants of Child Development. “You’re watching a
screen, so you’re not learning how to ride a bike, or throw a ball, or
print your name, or you’re not interacting with your caregiver, which,
when positive, can be really important for helping kids thrive.”
The study explored the link between screen time and early child
development in 2,500 Alberta homes between 2011 and 2016.
Caregivers reported on the number of hours their kids spent using
electronics devices including TVs, smart phones and tablets, video
games and other digital mediums. The children monitored spent, on
average, 2.4, 3.6 and 1.6 hours of screen time per day at ages two,
three and five, respectively. These amounts all exceed the Canadian
Pediatric Society’s recommended guidelines of no more than one
hour a day (of preferably educational programming) for kids between
two and five years old.
The study simultaneously assessed child development at ages two, three and five by asking
caregivers to complete the Ages and Stages questionnaire, which is a screening measure for a
variety of different developmental outcomes.
“It looks at communication skills, fine and gross motor skills, problem solving, and the social
and emotional skills. The questions change, but at each age it’s trying to get at whether
children are meeting their developmental milestones,” says Madigan. “What these findings tell
us is that one reason there may be disparities in learning and behavior at school entry is
because some kids are in front of screens far too often in early childhood.”
Looking at children’s development over time enabled researchers to solve what had been a
“chicken and egg” question. Was too much screen time causing developmental delays? Or
were delayed children, who perhaps had more challenging behaviours, being plunked in front
of screens more often to help them (and their parents) cope? The longitudinal nature of the
study let its authors pinpoint the directionality of association. What they found, unequivocally,
is that it’s the excess screen time that causes the delays.
What they still don’t know is the “how.”
“We know that there’s a link there, what we need to do is really try and figure out what’s
happening that’s creating these associations. The how. And missed opportunity (sitting in
front of a screen instead of drawing, building with Lego or playing outside) is probably a
really critical piece of that puzzle,” says Madigan.
The good news, say the authors, is that children’s brains keep developing after age five and
beyond into adulthood, so it’s never too late to make changes. We can’t get rid of phones and
Netflix, but we can manage our kids’ digital consumption. Madigan recommends coming up
with a “media plan” that dictates when and where devices can be used in the home: “It’s about
how to use them responsibly and how to really foster healthy device habits.”
https://www.todaysparent.com/kids/kids-health/excessive-screen-time-in-kids-under-5-is-
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