Challenges and Complications of Long-Term Screen Exposure: An Editorial Letter
Authors
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Mohammad Niroumand Sarvandani
Center for Health Related Social and Behavioral Sciences Research, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9790-3908
- Raheleh Rafaiee Department of Neuroscience, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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Hamid Kalalian-moghaddam
Department of Addiction Studies, School of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8342-919X
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22100/ijhs.v10i3.1139Keywords:
Long-Term Screen ExposureAbstract
The persistent exposure of children and adolescents to screens is a growing global problem whose complications are gradually involving societies. The prevalence of screen addiction among adolescents varies considerably from country to country, and the results of recent studies are remarkable. Among the countries studied, Brazil has the highest prevalence, with an incredible 70.9% of adolescents spending excessive time on screens1. In contrast, studies from Switzerland show that while screen use has increased dramatically, rates of problematic screen use have remained stable without a significant increase in Internet Addiction Test scores2,3. In China, the prevalence of Internet addiction among young people is reported to be 6.2%, which is a lower rate than in Brazil4. In Northern Cyprus, the prevalence of Internet addiction among young people is 18.15.
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