[New post] We All Use Our Phones Differently — So General Measures Of “Screen Time” Are Not Very Useful

BPS Research Digest posted: " By Emily Reynolds The impact of technology on young people is an oft-debated topic in the media. Is increased screen time having a serious impact on their mental health? Or have we over-exaggerated the level of risk young people face due to their use " New post on Research Digest We All Use Our Phones Differently — So General Measures Of "Screen Time" Are Not Very Useful by BPS Research Digest By Emily Reynolds The impact of technology on young people is an oft-debated topic in the media. Is increased screen time having a serious impact on their mental health? Or have we over-exaggerated the level of risk young people face due to their use of tech? According to a new study, published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, we could be asking the wrong questions. A team led by Nastasia Griffioen at Radboud University Nijmegen suggests that rather than looking at screen time in a binary way, researchers should explore the nuances of smartphone use: how young people are using their phones, rather than the fact they're using them at all. Continue reading "We All Use Our Phones Differently — So General Measures Of "Screen Time" Are Not Very Useful" BPS Research Digest | August 12, 2021 at 2:42 pm | Categories: Facebook, Mental health, Technology, Twitter | URL: https://wp.me/p7Lf0f-bf6 Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Research Digest. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/08/12/we-all-use-our-phones-differently-so-general-measures-of-screen-time-are-not-very-useful/