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By Emmy Griffin, Patriot Post, June 20, 2025

Yet another study proves that screen time has adverse effects on children, including anxiety, emotional irregulation, low self-esteem, aggression, conduct problems, and attention struggles.

The American Psychological Association (APA) recently published a meta study that distilled the data from 117 studies involving the screen time usage of 292,000 kids ages 10 and younger. Predictably, the findings were not good.

A child who was permitted hours of screen time per day was much more likely to develop emotional and behavioral issues. Those issues included anxiety, emotional irregulation, low self-esteem, aggression, conduct problems, and attention struggles. These same socio-emotional difficulties seem to drive these children back to screens for comfort. It is an addictive, vicious cycle.

The study also found that the type of screen time was a factor. A child who was gaming was much more likely to develop those harmful attributes mentioned above as opposed to their peers who were using screens recreationally or educationally. …

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