As the number of stories about banning calls at school increased, new surveys stated that average teens would scroll a quarter of school days.
A survey led by Seattle Child Lens Research Institute shows that a 13-18 -year -old youth spending an average of 1.5 hours per day, six and a half hours a day.
Public health and pediatrist scientists tried to understand not only the use of screen hours throughout puberty, but also the period and content of its use.
“As a public health researcher, as a mother of two junior high school students, there are too many children who overlook both learning and face -to -face social opportunities during the school day by looking at their calls. I'm worried, “said Lauren Hale, a senior writer I said in a statement。
“School time is precious.”
A national sample of about 300 participants participated in a 15 -minute smartphone -based survey, installed a reality meter app, and tracked people how to use their mobile phone. After analyzing the data, narrowing the sample to those who accumulated smartphone data during two or more students of two or more students a week, there were 1 17 eligible young people.
Among the small samples, teenage young people used the average of one and a half hours of smartphones through school, but researchers learned that more than 25 % spent more than 2 hours on their classroom mobile phones. Ta.
Apart from general browsing on the Internet, teenage young people used mobile phones for text messaging, Instagram, video streaming, audio, and email.
Research results were published in Jama's pediatric research book on Monday.Use adolescent smartphones during school business hours。 “
Researchers believe that they need to conduct more research in a larger sample size that reflects a wider fragments in society.
“Unfortunately, many existing research on the use of digital media depend on self -reported data. In this survey, the use of smartphones can be objectively evaluated and the timing and content of the smartphone use. I can understand in more detail. ” Family, population, preventive medicine school At the Renaissance School of Stawnie Brook University.
“Parents and youth can benefit from accessing the phone for communication and learning purposes,” concluded. “But the data used in this survey suggests that the use of smartphones on most school days seems to be incompatible and incompatible. Analysis is that the use of social media at school is high. Show.
This survey has occurred in recent promotions to ban school smartphones. New York Governor Cathy Hochuru Recently released Report of the title “”Reduce more learning and scrollingI will create a classroom environment that “distracted” by lighting the use of smartphones during the day of the school.
Hochul's proposed prohibition begins in the next grade and requires that public and charter school students do not have an Internet -compatible device from Bells to Bell.
