2023-12-09 13:30:00
Results from research at Hanyang University Medical Center South Korea It is stated that South Korean teenagers use their smartphones for more than 4 hours per day. There is a trend towards a higher risk of mental health problems. Including being more at risk of using drugs than other groups.
The data for this research comes from 50,000 people who took part in a survey on the website from 2017 to 2020. The survey asked questions about risky behavior among teenagers and focused on smart phone use. Smartphone in everyday life
The results of data analysis found that Teenagers who use their smartphones for at least 4 hours a day show symptoms of stress, anxiety, and are more likely to be overweight and easily use drugs. Including thoughts of wanting to commit suicide at a higher rate than other groups.
Another interesting research result is People who use smartphones for 1-2 hours per day are less likely to suffer from various mental health problems than people who do not use smartphones at all.
In addition, the research team also found that 85.7% of survey respondents in 2020 had the habit of using smartphones for at least 2 hours per day, while only 64.3% of survey respondents in 2017 did. Use your smartphone no less than 2 hours per day.
Previous research has found a link between cell phone use and higher rates of mental health problems, insomnia, and optic nerve and muscle disorders.
Although the results of this research do not clearly indicate that Smartphone use can actually cause health problems. But the research team believes that the results of the analysis can be used to guide health care in the future.
The results of such research Published on the journal PLOS One website on Wednesday.
Source: nextshark.com
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