Less screen time, better mental health health in girls

Source: Times of India

According to a study, spending less than two hours per day for recreational screen time is associated with a higher level of satisfaction, lower level of anxiety and depression symptoms in girls.

Also, participation in extracurricular activities leads to better mental health outcomes. During this pandemic, it is difficult to find safe ways for children to make them participate in these activities. Thus reducing the screen time.

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The scientists compared the positive and negative mental sign. As per the research, it is found that the adolescent who participates in extracurricular activities were less likely to engage in recreational screen-based activities after school.