Recently, studies show that spending a lot of time on screens of electronic devices, such as watching videos, playing video games, texting and video chatting may increase the risk of suicidal behavior in children aged 9 to 11 age.
According to research published in the journal Preventive Medicine, a one-hour increase in screen time can increase the likelihood of self-reported suicidal tendencies in children by 9%.
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Still according to the study, screen time, which refers to the amount of time people spend using electronic devices, has increased significantly in recent years, averaging more than 7 hours a day. day. The study's senior author, Jason Nagata, an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of California, says that the use Excessive screen viewing can lead to social isolation, cyberbullying and sleep disruption, which can worsen mental health.
The youth mental health crisis is getting worse, with suicide being the second leading cause of death among teenagers. The study drew data from the national Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study, which collected screen time data from 11,633 children ages 9 to 11 who were followed for two years.
Although the study was conducted before the pandemic, its results are especially relevant now, considering that teens' screen time doubled to nearly eight hours a day at the start of pandemic.
Parents should regularly talk to their children about screen use and appropriate behaviors, to try to mitigate the adverse mental health risks of excessive cell phone or other device time electronic.