Adolescents’ recreational screen time doubled during pandemic, affecting mental health.

News release: Adolescents’ recreational screen time doubled during pandemic, affecting mental health – University of California, San Francisco

Original Study: Screen Time Use Among US Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings From the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study – JAMA Pediatrics

Commentary: Kids nearly doubled screen time during the pandemic, but there is something you can do about it – CNN

Commentary from the author on Twitter

? New @UCSF study in @JAMAPediatrics ?

Recreational #ScreenTime in teens doubled to nearly 8⃣ hours per day during the #COVID19 #pandemic, excluding screen time for school.

⬆️ screen time linked to
⬇️ mental health
⬆️ stress
⬇️ social support

? https://t.co/04RhNIAh4r ? pic.twitter.com/f2PvETdFbF

— Jason Nagata, MD (@jasonmnagata) November 1, 2021