Every hour spent in front of a screen is linked to poorer exam results
Monday, September 7, 2015 - 05:30
in Psychology & Sociology
By the time they are teenagers, more than two-thirds of young people are not doing enough physical activity. Teenagers spend an average of eight hours every day sitting, with 11 to 15-year-olds watching nearly three hours of television. Most of us are well aware that such behaviour risks damaging their physical health, but there's an additional problem. I have been involved in a new piece of research which suggests that too much screen time is also harming grades.