Using several devices at once like smartphones, computers and TVs – called screen stacking – is a growing habit in UK children, a new study suggests.
Researchers at the University of Leicester tracked the screen habits of 816 UK girls between the ages of 11 and 14.
They found 59 per cent of the girls used two or more screens concurrently during weekdays after school – but this figure reached 65 per cent in weekday evenings.
More than two thirds – 68 per cent – used two or more screens concurrently at weekends, while 36 per cent said they used multiple screens in bed.
Some of the girls admitted to using as many as four screens at one time, as screens increasingly become an integral yet concerning part of young people s lives .
Study identifies worrying trends between teenage screen use and lower physical activity
Two thirds of children use more than one screen at the same time after school, in the evenings and at weekends as part of increasingly sedentary lifestyles, according to new research at the University of Leicester.
An NIHR study of more than 800 adolescent girls between the ages of 11 and 14 identified worrying trends between screen use and lower physical activity - including higher BMI - as well as less sleep.
The use of concurrent screens (termed screen stacking ) grew over the course of the week - with 59% of adolescents using two or more screens after school, 65% in the evenings, and 68% at weekends.
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Two thirds of children use more than one screen at the same time after school, in the evenings and at weekends as part of increasingly sedentary lifestyles, according to new research at the University of Leicester.
An NIHR study of more than 800 adolescent girls between the ages of 11 and 14 identified worrying trends between screen use and lower physical activity - including higher BMI - as well as less sleep.
The use of concurrent screens (termed screen stacking ) grew over the course of the week - with 59% of adolescents using two or more screens after school, 65% in the evenings, and 68% at weekends.