TIME (10/29, Heid) reports, “Young people who spend seven hours or more a day on screens are more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression or anxiety than those who use screens for an hour a day,” researchers concluded after examining data “from more than 40,000 kids ages two to 17” that “was collected as part of the Census Bureau’s 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health.” The findings were published online Oct. 18 in the journal Preventive Medicine Reports.
Related Links:
— “There’s Worrying New Research About Kids’ Screen Time and Their Mental Health, “Markham Heid, TIME, October 29, 2018.