Teenagers spend an average of 1.5 hours glued to their mobile screens during school hours, spending what should be focused study time on social media, messaging, and streaming.
Lost in Phones
The new study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, has found that a significant number of U.S. teenagers enrolled in grades 7 through 12 use their smartphones for at least an hour every school day, with many of their online activities incongruous with the more acceptable purpose of using the devices for communication and learning, according to researchers.To conduct this study, researchers collaborated with the survey research firm Ipsos, which recruited a national sample of participants meeting specific criteria: U.S. residency, ages 13 to 18 years, English-speaking, and being the primary user or owner of a smartphone. A total of 117 participants were recruited for the study.
