Mumbai: A new research study found that using smartphone for more than 4 hours daily may affect mental health. A team from Hanyang University Medical Center in Korea has found this. The team analysed data on more than 50,000 adolescent participants to reach at this conclusion. The data included the approximate number of daily hours each participant spent on a smartphone as well as various health measures.
The study found that adolescents (youngsters between 10-19 years of age group) who used a smartphone for more than four hours per day had higher rates of stress, thoughts of suicide, and substance use than those with usage below four hours per day. Adolescents who used a smartphone one to two hours per day encountered fewer problems than adolescents who did not use a smartphone at all.
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‘This research shows the impact of using smart devices for more than four hours a day on adolescent health. The adverse effects of smartphone overuse became prominent after 4 hours of daily usage time. These results can help establish smart device usage guidelines and education programmes for appropriate media use,’ said Jin-Hwa Moon and Jong Ho Cha of Hanyang University.
The researchers note that this study does not confirm a causal relationship between smartphone use and adverse health outcomes. Nonetheless, the findings could help inform usage guidelines for adolescents — especially if daily usage continues to rise.
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