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ArticleScientific reports2025

Genome-wide analysis of screen behaviors among adolescents identifies novel loci and overlap with educational attainment and mental disorders.

Evgeniia Frei, Tahir Tekin Filiz, Oleksandr Frei, Robert Loughnan, Piotr Jaholkowski, Nadine Parker, Nora R Bakken, Viktoria Birkenæs, Alexey A Shadrin, Helga Ask and 2 more

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Evgeniia FreiCentre for Precision Psychiatry, Oslo University Hospital HF, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Psychosis Research Unit/TOP, Ullevål Hospital, Building 49, P.O. Box 4956, 0424, Nydalen, Oslo, Norway. evgeniia.frei@medisin.uio.no.
Tahir Tekin FilizCentre for Precision Psychiatry, Oslo University Hospital HF, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Psychosis Research Unit/TOP, Ullevål Hospital, Building 49, P.O. Box 4956, 0424, Nydalen, Oslo, Norway.
Oleksandr FreiCentre for Precision Psychiatry, Oslo University Hospital HF, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Psychosis Research Unit/TOP, Ullevål Hospital, Building 49, P.O. Box 4956, 0424, Nydalen, Oslo, Norway.
Robert LoughnanCenter for Population Neuroscience and Genetics, Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, OK, USA.
Piotr JaholkowskiCentre for Precision Psychiatry, Oslo University Hospital HF, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Psychosis Research Unit/TOP, Ullevål Hospital, Building 49, P.O. Box 4956, 0424, Nydalen, Oslo, Norway.
Nadine ParkerCentre for Precision Psychiatry, Oslo University Hospital HF, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Psychosis Research Unit/TOP, Ullevål Hospital, Building 49, P.O. Box 4956, 0424, Nydalen, Oslo, Norway.
Nora R BakkenCentre for Precision Psychiatry, Oslo University Hospital HF, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Psychosis Research Unit/TOP, Ullevål Hospital, Building 49, P.O. Box 4956, 0424, Nydalen, Oslo, Norway.
Viktoria BirkenæsCentre for Precision Psychiatry, Oslo University Hospital HF, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Psychosis Research Unit/TOP, Ullevål Hospital, Building 49, P.O. Box 4956, 0424, Nydalen, Oslo, Norway.
Alexey A ShadrinCentre for Precision Psychiatry, Oslo University Hospital HF, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Psychosis Research Unit/TOP, Ullevål Hospital, Building 49, P.O. Box 4956, 0424, Nydalen, Oslo, Norway.
Helga AskPsychGen Centre for Genetic Epidemiology and Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.
Ole A AndreassenCentre for Precision Psychiatry, Oslo University Hospital HF, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Psychosis Research Unit/TOP, Ullevål Hospital, Building 49, P.O. Box 4956, 0424, Nydalen, Oslo, Norway.
Olav B SmelandCentre for Precision Psychiatry, Oslo University Hospital HF, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Psychosis Research Unit/TOP, Ullevål Hospital, Building 49, P.O. Box 4956, 0424, Nydalen, Oslo, Norway. o.b.smeland@medisin.uio.no.

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Norges Forskningsråd 324499
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Technological devices play a central role in adolescents' life. Despite concerns about negative effects of excessive screen time, there is little knowledge of screen behaviors' genetic architecture. Using self-reports from adolescents in the Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort Study (n = 18,490), we performed genome-wide association analysis for four screen behaviors: time spent (1) watching television; (2) gaming; (3) sitting/lying down with a screen device; and (4) using social media. The resulting summary statistics were analysed using the conditional false discovery rate (condFDR) approach to increase genetic discovery. We also estimated SNP-heritabilities of the screen behaviors and genetic correlations with eight psychiatric disorders (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, anorexia nervosa, cannabis use disorder and alcohol use disorder), and educational attainment. Screen behaviors displayed significant SNP-heritabilities (0.048-0.12). We observed significant genetic correlations between screen behaviors and psychiatric disorders (r

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Adolescent BehaviorGenome-Wide Association StudyMental DisordersScreen TimeAdolescentEducational StatusFemaleHumansMaleNorwayPolymorphism, Single NucleotideSocial MediaTelevision

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