SCREEN TIME Definition & Meaning

screen time

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[ skreen tahym ]

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noun

the amount of time devoted to a particular actor, topic, plot line, etc., in a film or TV show:
The female characters got less screen time than the male characters in all the film festival nominations.
Digital Technology. the amount of time a person spends watching or interacting with content on the screen of a computer, phone, TV, gaming console, etc.:
What's the maximum amount of screen time recommended for children under two?

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of screen time¹

First recorded in 1915–20, and in 1990–95 screen time fordef 2

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It indicates that each additional hour of screen time was linked to a 63% increase in insomnia risk, and 24 minutes less sleep.

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Dr Gunnhild Johnsen Hjetland of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, who is lead author of the research - published in a Frontiers journal on Monday - said the type of screen activity appeared to be less impactful than screen time on the whole.

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However, Mutti said more research is needed to study the impacts of screen time in very young children and myopia risk.

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Mendoza, who noted that her average daily screen time has plummeted from about seven hours to as little as three, said none of her friends had ever had their phones taken away.

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In response, Roblox highlighted to BBC News the screen time limit feature on the platform that gives parents the ability to restrict the amount of time children are allowed to spend on Roblox each day.

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