civil: A study has found that using a smartphone for more than four hours increases the risk of mental health problems in young people.
In a study conducted at Hanyang University in South Korea, between 2017 and 2020, nearly 50,000 Koreans were asked to fill out two long questionnaires.
In one questionnaire, these people were asked about their physical and mental health, while in the other, they told about the duration of their smartphone usage.
In a study published in the journal PLoS One, researchers used data from questionnaires to examine the relationship between smartphone use and its effects on health (perceived by age, gender, and socioeconomic status). keeping) reviewed.
The study found that people who used their phones between one and two hours a day had a lower risk of depression, suicidal thoughts, sleep problems, depression and alcohol addiction than those who didn’t use their phones at all. were less.
However, those who spent more than four hours on their phones had 22 percent higher rates of these mental health problems and substance use compared to moderate device users.
Between one and two hours of phone use was found to be protective against suicide attempts, the study authors wrote in the report. According to the results, using a smartphone for less than two hours per day has more beneficial effects on mental health than not using it at all.
The study found that teenagers who spent less than two hours on social media had a 30 percent higher risk of depression, 27 percent higher risk of sleep problems, 38 percent higher risk of depression, and 43 percent higher risk of suicidal thoughts. And the odds of alcohol addiction were 47 percent lower.
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