Associations between duration and type of electronic screen use and cognition in US children

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Highlights:

• We report the relationship between cognition and screen use in 11,875 US children.

• Higher TV and video watching were negatively associated with cognition.

• Higher social networking activities was negatively associated with cognition.

• Higher video game time was positively associated with cognition.

• These effects, although small, suggest children should moderate screen use.

摘要

•We report the relationship between cognition and screen use in 11,875 US children.•Higher TV and video watching were negatively associated with cognition.•Higher social networking activities was negatively associated with cognition.•Higher video game time was positively associated with cognition.•These effects, although small, suggest children should moderate screen use.

论文关键词:Screen time,TV watching,Social media,Crystallized intelligence,Fluid intelligence,Cognitive development

论文评审过程:Received 27 August 2019, Revised 18 February 2020, Accepted 19 February 2020, Available online 22 February 2020, Version of Record 5 March 2020.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106312