According to the U.S. Daily Science website, a new study found that the longer adolescents use smart electronic devices, the harder they are to be happy.
A survey called 'Monitor the Future' surveyed more than a million adolescents in grades 8, 10, and 12 in the United States about how often they spent on mobile phones, tablets and desktops; how much time was spent Face-to-face socializing and statistics on their overall level of well-being.The team of researchers led by Jane M. Tenter, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University, analyzed the statistics and found that overall, Teenagers who spend most of their time in sports, reading newspapers and magazines and socializing face-to-face have the strongest sense of happiness, while teens who are facing electronic screens every day are the least happy in real life.
Professor Twig said the analysis of historical data since the 1990s shows that the popularity of electronic screen devices has been associated with an overall decline in the well-being of young people in the United States, especially since 2012, when high-tech advances make life easier , But young people's satisfaction and sense of self-esteem plummeted, this year is the United States more than 50% of the total number of smart phones owned by the year researchers believe that the high frequency of social media is the main reason for adolescent depression. The biggest change in teenage life between 2012 and 2016 was spent on social media, increased face-to-face social activity and reduced sleep, and new research convinced us that overuse of social media did not bring happiness to people.
Professor Twig said it's not always the best choice to cut off from electronic screen devices, and less than an hour a day is spent on using the electronic screen devices for the happiest teenagers. After that, 'unhappy' emotions begin to grow 'The key to the use of social media is increasing the amount of time it takes for face-to-face communication and exercise to make people more happy.'
