ArticleFrontiers in public health2025
The relationship and mechanism of screen time and academic performance among adolescents: an empirical study based on CEPS.
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- Screen Time, Digital Content Quality, and Parental Mediation as Predictors of Linguistic and Pragmatic Development: Implications for Pediatric and Preventive Health.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The association between adolescents' recreational screen exposure and academic performance and its mediating mechanisms.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- From problematic screen use to stress: psychological quality and academic burnout among 10- and 13-year-olds children.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Screen Time Patterns and Their Impact on Academic Performance: A Prospective Study Among Phase 1 MBBS Students.Cureus · 2026Article
- Digital media use and cognitive networks in medical students: linking screen time with intelligence and academic performance.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Correlation between junior high school students' weight and their family background.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objective: There is an association between adolescents' screen time and academic performance, but the conclusions remain controversial. In particular, there is a lack of research on Chinese students who face higher academic pressure. Based on this, we aim to explore the relationship and mechanisms between screen time and academic performance among Chinese adolescents. Methods: 17,150 junior middle school students from China Education Panel Survey (CEPS) from 2013 to 2014 were selected as the participants of the survey. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to explore the relationship between screen time and adolescents' academic performance. On this basis, the Results: Screen time and Chinese (β = -0.022), mathematics (β = -0.048), English (β = -0.043) and 3 total scores (β = -0.113), there was a significant negative correlation ( Conclusion: The results support the "negative impact" hypothesis, and the negative effect of surfing the Internet and playing games on adolescents' academic performance is greater. Screen time directly or indirectly affects academic performance by increasing sleep time, mental health, classmate relationship and parent-child relationship, but the mediating effect of BMI and subjective health perception has not been verified.
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