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recent bookmarks from jm_Screens, Teens, and Psychological Well-Being: Evidence From Three Time-Use-Diary Studies_ - Amy Orben, Andrew K. Przybylski, 20192019-04-05T10:43:06+00:00
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0956797619830329
jmThe notion that digital-screen engagement decreases adolescent well-being has become a recurring feature in public, political, and scientific conversation. The current level of psychological evidence, however, is far removed from the certainty voiced by many commentators. There is little clear-cut evidence that screen time decreases adolescent well-being, and most psychological results are based on single-country, exploratory studies that rely on inaccurate but popular self-report measures of digital-screen engagement. In this study, which encompassed three nationally representative large-scale data sets from Ireland, the United States, and the United Kingdom (N = 17,247 after data exclusions) and included time-use-diary measures of digital-screen engagement, we used both exploratory and confirmatory study designs to introduce methodological and analytical improvements to a growing psychological research area. We found little evidence for substantial negative associations between digital-screen engagement — measured throughout the day or particularly before bedtime — and adolescent well-being.
]]>screens screen-time teens mental-health psychology papers researchhttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:9e1525d47a07/Screen time guidelines need to be built on evidence, not hype | Science | The Guardian2017-06-15T13:36:15+00:00
https://www.theguardian.com/science/head-quarters/2017/jan/06/screen-time-guidelines-need-to-be-built-on-evidence-not-hype
jmIf the government were to implement guidelines on screen-based technology at this point, as the authors of the letter suggest, this would be on the basis of little to no evidence. This risks the implementation of unnecessary, ineffective or even potentially harmful policies. For guidelines to have a meaningful impact, they need to be grounded in robust research evidence and acknowledge that children’s health and wellbeing is a complex issue affected by many other factors, such as socioeconomic status, relational poverty, and family environment – all of which are likely to be more relevant for children’s health and well-being than screens. For example, there is no consistent evidence that more screen time leads to less outdoor play; if anything the evidence indicates that screen time and physical outdoor activity are unrelated, and reductions in average time spent in outdoor play over time seem to be driven by other factors. Policy efforts to increase outdoor play that focus on screen time are therefore likely to be ineffective.
(via Damien Mulley)]]>via:damienmulley science children psychology screens screen-time childhood development evidence policy health open-lettershttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:7cfff9c3415e/Screen time: Steve Jobs was a low tech parent2014-09-15T10:19:11+00:00
http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/technology/screen-time-steve-jobs-was-a-low-tech-parent-1.1929304?page=2
jm“This is rule No. 1: There are no screens in the bedroom. Period. Ever.”
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