A study by the Education Policy Institute has found some interesting trends among UK children and internet usage. The study defines "Extreme Internet Users" as those who spend more than 6 ours online daily outside of school; using that parameter 37.8% of all UK 15 year olds are Extreme Users. One of the more interesting finds is that 12% of kids that are not on social media have symptoms of mental ill health, that figure jumps to 27% for young people on social media for over 3 hours per day.
Very interesting article, the full PDF can be found here. This is something that I'm sure has been in the back of many peoples heads for years, wondering how the rise of the internet and social media would impact children and young adults. With the release of this study, and I'm sure more like it parents would be wise to keep a close eye on their kids' online usage.
Research has linked excessive internet use with depression, and social media use with poor sleep quality and other social and emotional problems. Potential negative effects include increased physiological arousal, decreased attention, hyperactivity, aggression, antisocial or fearful behaviour, social isolation and excessive use or ‘technological addiction’.
Very interesting article, the full PDF can be found here. This is something that I'm sure has been in the back of many peoples heads for years, wondering how the rise of the internet and social media would impact children and young adults. With the release of this study, and I'm sure more like it parents would be wise to keep a close eye on their kids' online usage.
Research has linked excessive internet use with depression, and social media use with poor sleep quality and other social and emotional problems. Potential negative effects include increased physiological arousal, decreased attention, hyperactivity, aggression, antisocial or fearful behaviour, social isolation and excessive use or ‘technological addiction’.