Teen depression linked to social media screen time, but video games are fine

A compelling new study has followed thousands of Canadian teenagers for several years tracking associations between screen time use and depression. The research separated different types of screen time, and found while frequent television and social media activity correlated with increased symptoms of depression, video game and computer use seemed to have little negative effect.

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Category: Health & Wellbeing

Tags:

• Children
• Depression
• Digital
• Digital Media
• Psychology
• Screens
• University of Montreal
• Video Games

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