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In January 2019 researchers from the UK published the results of their study to assess the association between screen use and anxiety and depression in young people. A total of … Read more
In May 2019 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the association between relational aggression on television and relational aggression in text messaging. Relational aggression, … Read more
In February 2019 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the association between sedentary behavior and physical activity on risk of atherosclerosis in a Mexican … Read more
In September 2019 researchers from Norway published the results of their study to assess the association between screen usage and a child’s understanding of emotion. (Emotion understanding is generally defined … Read more
In September 2019 researchers from Spain published the results of their study to assess the association between weight, birth attributes, exercise and sleep habits, dietary intake and impulsive behaviour in … Read more
In June 2019 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the differences in types and amount of technology used by adolescents and its association with … Read more
In May 2020 researchers from the USA published their review on the association of extended television viewing with obesity in adolescents. The researchers stated that on a global basis, adolescent … Read more
In May 2020 researchers from the USA published their review on the association of extended television viewing with obesity in adolescents. The researchers stated that on a global basis, adolescent … Read more
In June 2017 researchers from the UK published the results of their study to assess the links between social media use, in particular Instagram, and symptoms of orthorexia nervosa (an … Read more
In May 2019 researchers from the USA published their review on the cause of near/short sightedness in childhood. Today’s popular press is filled with reports of children’s digital device use … Read more
In May 2019 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess homemade sunscreens on social media, specifically Pinterest, which has over 175 million users. Recent interest … Read more
In July 2019 researchers from Australia, France and the USA published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the relationship between taking “selfies” with well-being and body confidence … Read more
In July 2019 researchers from Germany published the results of their analysis of different smartphone apps in an attempt to identify design elements that prolong app usage. This analysis was … Read more
In July 2019 researchers from Canada and Australia published the results of their study to measure the association between screen time and depression. Information on social media, television, video gaming … Read more
In March 2018 researchers from Germany, China and the UK published the results of their study to assess the association between internet and smartphone over-usage with empathy and life satisfaction. … Read more
In June 2019 researchers from Germany and the USA published the results of their study to try and replicate findings linking specific personality traits with internet and smartphone over-usage. Earlier … Read more
In May 2019 researchers from Iran published the results of their study to assess the association between social networking addiction and academic performance of students. A total of 360 students … Read more
In June 2019 researchers from Estonia published the results of their study to assess the association between social media addiction and depressive symptoms in adolescent girls. A total of 397 … Read more
In January 2017 researchers from Norway and the UK published the results of their study to assess the association between addictive use of social media, narcissism, and self-esteem. It has … Read more
In February 2019 researchers from Iran published the results of their study to assess whether exposure to common sources of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields either prior to or during pregnancy was … Read more