Teen Screen Habits
This is the recommended daily screen time, in hours, for teens.
What is 2 hours?
Two physical health issues associated with extended screen time, according to the text.
What are poor sleep and physical health issues (or increased obesity and health conditions/poor fitness)?
This neurotransmitter is the main component of mindless scrolling, giving a "rush" that keeps teens engaged.
What is dopamine?
Two examples of positive applications of screen media in today's youth mentioned in the text.
What are education and communication/making new connections/emotional support?
The approximate amount of time, in hours and minutes, the average teen spends on a screen daily.
What is 7 hours and 22 minutes?
Poor sleep and an irregular sleep routine are combined negative outcomes in this area of adolescent health.
What is sleep/being well-rested?
A new post or a notification triggers the release of a small amount of dopamine, encouraging users to do this specific behavior.
What is scroll (until the next hit of dopamine)?
A parent imposing a system where children must "turn in" their devices after dinner is an example of establishing these.
What are boundaries?
Smartphones, tablets, and gaming consoles are examples of this common presence in modern adolescent life.
What is screen media/devices?
These are the two combined neurological and psychological states that, when combined, can make mindless scrolling addicting.
What are stress and pleasure?
The brain process that causes picking up a phone for a quick task to turn into hours of scrolling.
What is a process in the brain?
The overall crucial element for teens to take advantage of technology without experiencing its negative effects.
What is achieving a good balance?
This percentage of teens in the NHIS survey reported having 4 or more hours of daily screen time.
What is 50.4%?
This short term effect of mindless scrolling makes it more challenging to focus on important tasks.
What is decreased productivity/more challenging to concentrate/shorter attention span?
Two activities, other than entertainment, for which devices are frequently used by modern adolescents.
What are education and communication?
This type of interaction is significantly altered by the growing trend of mindless scrolling.
What are social behavior and mental health/indirect interactions?
The minimumnumber of teens, according to the text, who participated in the web-based NHIS survey.
What is 2000?
The survey found teens with high screen time were more likely to have this specific concern regarding their body.
What are weight concerns?
The name of the self-administered, web-based survey given to teens aged 12-17.
What is NHIS (National Health Interview Survey)?
The example of the weekend without a phone showed this is the youth's current form of communication.
What is social media/cellphones/screen media?