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Screen time–ADHD behavior link, but more research is needed on causality and mechanism
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent behavior letter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7575
pISSN - 1058-1073
DOI - 10.1002/cbl.30005
Subject(s) - impulsivity , entertainment , citation , mechanism (biology) , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , causality (physics) , psychology , link (geometry) , tone (literature) , computer science , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , world wide web , art , literature , epistemology , philosophy , physics , computer network , quantum mechanics , visual arts
Children's media entertainment has changed significantly over the past 40 years; it's still cartoons, TV shows, and computer games, but its tone has become more fast‐paced and violent. At the same time, there has been a significant increase in the diagnosis of attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). There have been many studies looking at the link between “screen time” and ADHD, but no conclusive results. Researchers are still not sure whether media use and ADHD and related behaviors (attention problems, hyperactivity, and impulsivity) are connected, and, if so, in what ways. However, there are many theoretical reasons why such a link may exist.