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Smartphones at age 12 linked to worse health - Axios Pediatric health groups have recommended appropriate screen time for youths, but there are no public health guidelines on the appropriate age for kids to first get a smartphone, the study says What they found: Kids who owned a smartphone at age 12 were found to have about 31% higher odds of depression, 40% higher odds of obesity and 62% higher odds of insufficient sleep than their peers who
Having a Cellphone at Younger Than 12 Could Carry Health . . . A Smartphone Before Age 12 Could Carry Health Risks, Study Says Researchers found higher rates of depression, poor sleep and obesity among tweens who had early access to a cellphone Share full
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Study Links Smartphone . . . The researchers considered smartphone ownership and the age of first acquisition, adjusting for demographic and socioeconomic variables, ownership of other devices, pubertal development and parental monitoring The researchers did not investigate which specific features of smartphone use are linked to poorer health
Smartphone Ownership, Age of Smartphone Acquisition, and . . . Objectives: Given concerns regarding health implications of adolescent smartphone use, we tested associations of smartphone ownership and age of smartphone acquisition with depression, obesity, and insufficient sleep in early adolescence We hypothesized that smartphone ownership, especially at a younger age, would be associated with worse health outcomes Methods: The sample included 10 588
Smartphones Associated with Depression, Obesity, and Poor . . . They analyzed 2016-2022 national data on more than 10,500 9-16-year-olds from 21 sites, to test associations of smartphone ownership and age of first smartphone acquisition and adverse health outcomes at age 12