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Studies have shown that children who own a smartphone before the age of 12 are more likely to experience depression, obesity, and sleep disorders are noteworthy.
On the 1st (local time), according to the US Daily New York Times (NYT), the results of a study on the correlation between the age of beginning smartphone use and health were published in the journal “Pediatrics (Pediatrics)” published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on the same day.
The research team analyzed data from the “Brain Cognitive Development Study” of 11,500 children and adolescents in the United States and found that young people who owned a smartphone had 1.3 times higher risk of depression, 1.4 times higher risk of obesity, and 1.6 times higher risk of lack of sleep than young people who did not own a smartphone.
The earlier a child used a smartphone, the greater the risk. The risk increased by 10% as the age of receiving a smartphone became one year younger. The research team also found that 13-year-old children who did not use a smartphone when they were 12 years old but bought a smartphone within at least 1 year had worse mental health and lack sleep.
The research team emphasized that “the median age for children to have a smartphone in this study is 11 years old,” and “the age at which they start using a smartphone is important.”
The lead author of this research paper, Ran Basiley, a pediatric psychiatrist at Philadelphia Children's Hospital, explained, “The difference between a 12-year-old child and a 16-year-old adolescent is completely different from the difference between a 42-year-old adult and a 46-year-old adult.” He proposed recommendations such as drawing up a contract with clear rules between families before giving a mobile phone to a child, setting guidelines for using a mobile phone during sleep, eating, and homework, adjusting personal information protection and content settings, and regularly discussing issues related to mobile phones, such as sleep disturbances.
However, some have pointed out that this study only showed a link between starting to use a smartphone at a young age and poor health, and did not prove the causal relationship.
