Screen time has little effect on teenagers' wellbeing, says study

Screen time has little effect on the psychological wellbeing of teenagers, regardless of whether they use devices for hours a day or just before bedtime, according to a study by researchers at Oxford University.

Groundbreaking research as per. They're unlikely to have a coronary because they're young, but they're storing up trouble if they do that for years.

I would say the issue is the content viewed during screen time rather than the amount of time itself

Adults often regard phones either as a convenient tool or as an electronic leash but kids have never known life without them and instead regard devices as a natural extension of themselves and their personal relationships

All I can say about this is that social media screen time defiantly has an effect on my wellbeing!

Yep. A lot of these anti-tech views are based on unfounded claims

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