Less screen time, more extracurricular activities associated with better mental health among teens – News-Medical.Net

Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Nov 2 2020
A new study from UBC researchers finds that teens, especially girls, have better mental health when they spend more time taking part in extracurricular activities, like sports and art, and less time in front of screens.
The study, published in the journal Preventive Medicine, found that spending less than two hours per day of recreational screen time (such as browsing the internet, playing video games, and using social media) was associated with higher…

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