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Too Much Screen Time for Teens Leads to Mental Disorders, New Study Shows

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This is a great article that will help the reader understand the effects of too much screen time on behavior.   The article states;  “Youngsters who spend a lot of time in front of a screen are at greater risk of developing behavior disorders, warned a new study.  Social media is thought to have an especially strong influence and was most likely to be linked to issues such as shoplifting, scientists said.  Watching videos and television, playing games, and texting were linked with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), according to the findings published July 26 in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.  Examples of conduct disorder include bullying, vandalism and stealing while people with oppositional defiant disorder get in angry or irritable moods and show argumentative or defiant behavior, and vindictiveness.”  The article is great for a scientific understanding of how the research is completed.  The article clearly describes one of several studies and how it was conducted.  It is useful as a resource for both the understanding of the effects of screen time as well as how to conduct a scientific study.

SOURCE

Newsweek, August 1, 2022, by Darko Manevski

LINK TO RESOURCE

https://www.newsweek.com/too-much-screen-time-teens-leads-mental-disorders-new-study-shows-1729648

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CLASS DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

•First:  what is considered “too much” screen time for children and teens?

•How were the various studies conducted?  Can you parse out the independent and dependent variables?

•What are the conclusions of the various studies on the problems that “too much” screen time can cause and exacerbate behaviorally?