{"id":9157,"date":"2023-12-08T08:22:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T05:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbancare.simplyit.solutions\/over-4-hours-of-smartphone-use-linked-to-higher-stress-substance-use-in-teens-study\/"},"modified":"2023-12-08T08:22:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T05:22:05","slug":"oltre-4-ore-di-utilizzo-dello-smartphone-sono-collegate-a-un-maggiore-uso-di-sostanze-stressanti-nello-studio-sugli-adolescenti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/it\/over-4-hours-of-smartphone-use-linked-to-higher-stress-substance-use-in-teens-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Oltre 4 ore di utilizzo dello smartphone sono collegate a stress pi\u00f9 elevato e uso di sostanze negli adolescenti: studio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/over-4-hours-of-smartphone-use-linked-to-higher-stress-substance-use-in-teens-study.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Adolescenti, forse \u00e8 ora di limitare l&#039;utilizzo dello smartphone per una migliore salute mentale. Pi\u00f9 di quattro ore di utilizzo dello smartphone aumentano il rischio di stress, pensieri suicidi e uso di sostanze, ha rivelato un nuovo studio.<\/p>\n<p>IL <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0294553\" target=\"_blank\">studio<\/a>, pubblicato sulla rivista Plus One, stabilisce un legame tra l&#039;uso eccessivo dello smartphone e problemi di salute mentale. Il gruppo di ricerca, guidato da Jin-Hwa Moon e Jong Ho Cha del Centro medico dell\u2019Universit\u00e0 di Hanyang, in Corea del Sud, ha tratto le conclusioni dopo aver valutato pi\u00f9 di 50.000 adolescenti.<\/p>\n<p>Priore <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/can-screen-time-affect-shape-childrens-brains-researchers-find-negative-positive-effects-471137\">ricerca<\/a> sull\u2019argomento ha indicato che l\u2019uso eccessivo dello smartphone pu\u00f2 aumentare il rischio di disturbi psichiatrici, problemi del sonno, problemi agli occhi e disturbi muscoloscheletrici. Tuttavia, alcuni studi hanno dimostrato che l\u2019uso di Internet pu\u00f2 aiutare a migliorare la salute fisica e mentale degli adolescenti.<\/p>\n<p>I partecipanti dell&#039;ultimo <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/1009706\" target=\"_blank\">studio<\/a> facevano parte di un sondaggio basato sul web che ha raccolto dati nel 2017 e nel 2020. Mentre nel 2017 64,3% di adolescenti hanno utilizzato gli smartphone per pi\u00f9 di due ore, il numero \u00e8 salito a 85,7% entro il 2020.<\/p>\n<p>I partecipanti che utilizzavano uno smartphone per pi\u00f9 di quattro ore al giorno avevano tassi pi\u00f9 elevati di stress, pensieri suicidi e uso di sostanze rispetto a quelli che ne facevano un uso minore. Tuttavia, gli adolescenti che utilizzavano lo smartphone per 1-2 ore al giorno hanno riscontrato meno problemi rispetto a quelli che non lo utilizzavano affatto.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn conclusione, il nostro studio ha rivelato relazioni curvilinee tra il tempo di utilizzo dello smartphone e gli esiti indesiderati sulla salute. Gli effetti negativi dell\u2019uso eccessivo dello smartphone sono diventati evidenti dopo 4 ore di utilizzo quotidiano. Questi risultati possono aiutare a stabilire linee guida per l\u2019utilizzo dei dispositivi intelligenti e programmi educativi per un uso appropriato dei media\u201d, hanno scritto i ricercatori.<\/p>\n<p>Lo studio presenta alcune limitazioni. Poich\u00e9 i risultati si basano su un sondaggio trasversale, non \u00e8 stato possibile confermare la relazione causale tra l\u2019uso degli smartphone e gli esiti avversi sulla salute. Tuttavia, i ricercatori sperano che i risultati forniscano informazioni utili per stabilire linee guida sull\u2019utilizzo degli smartphone per adolescenti e giovani adulti.<\/p>\n<p>Un altro limite dello studio \u00e8 che sono stati utilizzati questionari a risposta autonoma per stimare il tempo di utilizzo dello smartphone e i risultati sulla salute. Esiste la possibilit\u00e0 di sottovalutare l&#039;utilizzo effettivo poich\u00e9 le persone possono fornire risposte socialmente accettabili. Lo studio non ha stimato l\u2019impatto del tempo di utilizzo dello smartphone in base allo scopo (ad esempio, utilizzo dei social media, messaggi di testo, istruzione, acquisti online), che potrebbe avere un impatto anche sui risultati sanitari.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/over-4-hours-smartphone-use-linked-higher-stress-substance-use-teens-study-471178\">Fonte quotidiana medica<\/a><\/p>\n<p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/over-4-hours-of-smartphone-use-linked-to-higher-stress-substance-use-in-teens-study.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Adolescenti, forse \u00e8 ora di limitare l&#039;utilizzo dello smartphone per una migliore salute mentale. Pi\u00f9 di quattro ore di utilizzo dello smartphone aumentano il rischio di stress, pensieri suicidi e uso di sostanze, ha rivelato un nuovo studio.<\/p>\n<p>IL <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0294553\" target=\"_blank\">studio<\/a>, pubblicato sulla rivista Plus One, stabilisce un legame tra l&#039;uso eccessivo dello smartphone e problemi di salute mentale. Il gruppo di ricerca, guidato da Jin-Hwa Moon e Jong Ho Cha del Centro medico dell\u2019Universit\u00e0 di Hanyang, in Corea del Sud, ha tratto le conclusioni dopo aver valutato pi\u00f9 di 50.000 adolescenti.<\/p>\n<p>Priore <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/can-screen-time-affect-shape-childrens-brains-researchers-find-negative-positive-effects-471137\">ricerca<\/a> sull\u2019argomento ha indicato che l\u2019uso eccessivo dello smartphone pu\u00f2 aumentare il rischio di disturbi psichiatrici, problemi del sonno, problemi agli occhi e disturbi muscoloscheletrici. Tuttavia, alcuni studi hanno dimostrato che l\u2019uso di Internet pu\u00f2 aiutare a migliorare la salute fisica e mentale degli adolescenti.<\/p>\n<p>I partecipanti dell&#039;ultimo <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/1009706\" target=\"_blank\">studio<\/a> facevano parte di un sondaggio basato sul web che ha raccolto dati nel 2017 e nel 2020. Mentre nel 2017 64,3% di adolescenti hanno utilizzato gli smartphone per pi\u00f9 di due ore, il numero \u00e8 salito a 85,7% entro il 2020.<\/p>\n<p>I partecipanti che utilizzavano uno smartphone per pi\u00f9 di quattro ore al giorno avevano tassi pi\u00f9 elevati di stress, pensieri suicidi e uso di sostanze rispetto a quelli che ne facevano un uso minore. Tuttavia, gli adolescenti che utilizzavano lo smartphone per 1-2 ore al giorno hanno riscontrato meno problemi rispetto a quelli che non lo utilizzavano affatto.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn conclusione, il nostro studio ha rivelato relazioni curvilinee tra il tempo di utilizzo dello smartphone e gli esiti indesiderati sulla salute. Gli effetti negativi dell\u2019uso eccessivo dello smartphone sono diventati evidenti dopo 4 ore di utilizzo quotidiano. Questi risultati possono aiutare a stabilire linee guida per l\u2019utilizzo dei dispositivi intelligenti e programmi educativi per un uso appropriato dei media\u201d, hanno scritto i ricercatori.<\/p>\n<p>Lo studio presenta alcune limitazioni. Poich\u00e9 i risultati si basano su un sondaggio trasversale, non \u00e8 stato possibile confermare la relazione causale tra l\u2019uso degli smartphone e gli esiti avversi sulla salute. Tuttavia, i ricercatori sperano che i risultati forniscano informazioni utili per stabilire linee guida sull\u2019utilizzo degli smartphone per adolescenti e giovani adulti.<\/p>\n<p>Un altro limite dello studio \u00e8 che sono stati utilizzati questionari a risposta autonoma per stimare il tempo di utilizzo dello smartphone e i risultati sulla salute. Esiste la possibilit\u00e0 di sottovalutare l&#039;utilizzo effettivo poich\u00e9 le persone possono fornire risposte socialmente accettabili. Lo studio non ha stimato l\u2019impatto del tempo di utilizzo dello smartphone in base allo scopo (ad esempio, utilizzo dei social media, messaggi di testo, istruzione, acquisti online), che potrebbe avere un impatto anche sui risultati sanitari.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9158,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"page_builder":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/over-4-hours-of-smartphone-use-linked-to-higher-stress-substance-use-in-teens-study.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Over 4 Hours Of Smartphone Use Linked To Higher Stress, Substance Use In Teens: Study - Urban Care Clinic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/it\/oltre-4-ore-di-utilizzo-dello-smartphone-sono-collegate-a-un-maggiore-uso-di-sostanze-stressanti-nello-studio-sugli-adolescenti\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"it_IT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Over 4 Hours Of Smartphone Use Linked To Higher Stress, Substance Use In Teens: Study - Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Teens, maybe it&#039;s time to limit your smartphone usage for better mental health. More than four hours of smartphone usage increases the risk of stress, thoughts of suicide and substance use, a new study has revealed.The study, published in the journal Plus One, establishes a link between excessive smartphone use and adverse mental health. The research team, led by Jin-Hwa Moon and Jong Ho Cha from Hanyang University Medical Center, South Korea, made the conclusions after evaluating more than 50,000 adolescents.Prior research on the topic indicated that excessive smartphone usage may elevate the risk of psychiatric disorders, sleep issues, eye-related problems and musculoskeletal disorders. However, some studies have shown that internet usage may help improve physical and mental health in adolescents.The participants of the latest study were part of a web-based survey that collected data in 2017 and 2020. While 64.3% of adolescents used smartphones for more than two hours in 2017, the number hiked to 85.7% by 2020.Participants who used a smartphone for more than four hours per day had higher rates of stress, thoughts of suicide and substance use compared to those with lesser usage. However, adolescents who used a smartphone for 1-2 hours per day faced fewer problems than those who did not use a smartphone at all.&quot;In conclusion, our study revealed curvilinear relationships between smartphone usage time and undesirable health outcomes. The adverse effects of smartphone overuse became prominent after 4 hours of daily usage time. These results can help establish smart device usage guidelines and education programs for appropriate media use,&quot; the researchers wrote.The study has certain limitations. Since the results are based on a cross-sectional survey, the causal relationship between smartphone usage and adverse health outcomes could not be confirmed. 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