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Higher recreational screen time causes worse mood in adolescents.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that higher recreational screen time causes worse mood in adolescents?

Unclear. Several observational sources report that higher recreational screen use is associated with more depression and anxiety symptoms in adolescents, but none establishes that screen time causes worse mood; the findings are correlational and the causal claim is not settled.

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Recreational screen time and adolescents’ school adjustment based on latent profile analysis: The mediating role of perceived physical health
2025
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Yang, J., Zhang, Y., Wu, M., Shi, H., Zhang, B., & Li, Z. (2025). Recreational screen time and adolescents’ school adjustment based on latent profile analysis: The mediating role of perceived physical health. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0331584

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What we know about screen time and social media in early adolescence: a review of findings from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study.
2025
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Nagata, J. M., Lee, C. M., Hur, J. O., & Baker, F. C. (2025). What we know about screen time and social media in early adolescence: a review of findings from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1097/MOP.0000000000001462

Screen Time, Unhealthy Eating Behaviors, and Associated Health Risks in Children: A Narrative Review.
2026
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V, C., H, C., L, M., C, C., S, T., MV, C., P, P., L, G., E, M., L, B., D, S., M, V., & G, Z. (2026). Screen Time, Unhealthy Eating Behaviors, and Associated Health Risks in Children: A Narrative Review.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/children13070887

Associations Between Screen Time Use and Health Outcomes Among US Teenagers MinusSASstats
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Associations Between Screen Time Use and Health Outcomes Among US Teenagers MinusSASstats. (n.d.). cdc.gov. https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2025/24_0537.htm

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