Teens' screen time doubled to 8 hours a day during the pandemic — not counting schoolwork
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Before the pandemic, teens spent just under four hours per day using screens. At the height of pandemic lockdowns, that shot up to nearly eight hours a day on top of remote schooling time. And, as things began reopening, that number is not going down.
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COVID: Screen time among teens doubles during pandemic, study finds
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How much screen time is normal? - by Jacqueline Nesi, PhD
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Young children's screen time during the first COVID-19 lockdown in 12 countries
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Virtual school is changing how we think about screen time - The Washington Post
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Here's how the pandemic has affected children's screen time
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Education
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Epidemiology and Data Science in Adolescent and Young Adult Health
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