The amount of time teenagers spend staring at screens has little impact on their mental health, according to a major Oxford University study involving Irish adolescents. The study examined data from more than 17,000 teenagers, over 5,300 of which were Irish, 11,884 were from Britain, and some 704 from a study in the United States. The nature of the data, as a self-reported estimate from young people on their screen usage, was one limit to the research. However, tracking participants screen usage across multiple devices over several days for a more accurate picture would be “extremely resource intensive,” the study said. Speaking to The Irish Times, Prof Przybylski said they found no difference in screen usage between Irish teenagers and their UK or US counterparts.

Source: The Irish Times April 05, 2019 14:26 UTC