parenting 'tweens, teens: transitions, coaching/supporting young adults
(research, reviews, articles on topics most often brought to us by tweens, adolescents, teens, older adolescents and young adults and parents)
psychology, intercultural aspects of child rearing, neurobiology, child development, educational psychology, digital learning, gaming addiction vs. internet/computer addiction, importance of physical activity, marijuana use and abuse in teens, trends, socio-cultural-global topics . . . below: teens and screens ("internet addiction" or is it more likely gaming addiction, etc.)
I am now referring private practice parents, teachers (and interested others) to The Greater Good Science Center (online) which is crafted and maintained by scientists and others professionals and researchers from UC Berkeley. The scope and quality of their research on a vast array of subjects of high interest to families is unparalleled, in my opinion. See for yourselves!!. There is far too much information and misinformation to manage, and I think it is important to have a trustworthy standard against which to measure the many "opinions" that parents are bombarded with (take, for example, simply the subject of "screen time"!!!!!).
Dr. Ruebsamen, 5.04.2017/
Having recommended UCB's site, and investigating for yourselves as parents, and teens, below are some items I had previously posted:
From Cambridge University researchers:
Each extra hour per day spent watching TV, using the internet or playing computer games during Year 10 is associated with poorer grades at GCSE at age 16, according to research from the University of Cambridge.
Parents who are concerned about their child’s GCSE grade might consider limiting his or her screen time
Kirsten CorderIn a study published in the open access International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, researchers also found that pupils doing an extra hour of daily homework and reading performed significantly better than their peers. However, the level of physical activity had no effect on academic performance.
The link between physical activity and health is well established, but its link with academic achievement is not yet well understood. Similarly, although greater levels of sedentary behaviour – for example, watching TV or reading – have been linked to poorer physical health, the connection to academic achievement is also unclear.
To look at the relationship between physical activity, sedentary behaviours and academic achievement, a team of researchers led by the Medical Research Council (MRC) Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge studied 845 pupils from secondary schools in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk, measuring levels of activity and sedentary behaviour at age 14.5 years and then comparing this to their performance in their GCSEs the following year. This data was from the ROOTS study, a large longitudinal study assessing health and wellbeing during adolescence led by Professor Ian Goodyer at the Developmental Psychiatry Section, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge.
- See more at: http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/use-of-tv-internet-and-computer-games-associated-with-poorer-gcse-grades#sthash.WM73fis5.dpuf
from Medscape:
Internet 'Addiction' Linked to Druglike Withdrawal Deborah Brauser
February 25, 2013
EDITORS' RECOMMENDATIONS For this study, 60 adult volunteers (mean age, 24 years; 55% women) underwent the following tests:
Druglike Withdrawal
Results showed strong associations between Internet addiction and depression on the BDI, autism traits on the AQ, and schizotypal impulsive nonconformity on the O-LIFE — and weaker associations between this type of addiction and long-standing anxiety, as measured by the STAI-T/S.
Compared with baseline, the high-Internet-use group showed a significantly greater drop in positive mood than did the lower-use group (P < .001).
"The immediate negative impact of exposure to the internet on the mood of internet addicts may contribute to increased usage by those individuals attempting to reduce their low mood by re-engaging rapidly in internet use," write the investigators.
"It is also worth suggesting that this negative impact on mood could be considered as akin to a withdrawal effect," they add.
Dr. Reed noted in a release that for these people, the feeling is similar to "coming off illegal drugs like ecstasy."
"These initial results, and related studies of brain function, suggest that there are some nasty surprises lurking on the net for people's well-being," he said.
The researchers note that key reasons why many of these individuals use the Internet so much is to access pornography and
gambling Web sites — which have been shown in the past to potentially lead to addictive states.
"It may be that any results relating to 'internet addiction' are actually manifestations of other forms of addiction," they write.
The study authors have reported no relevant financial relationships.
PLoS One. Published online February 7, 2013. Full article
Send comments and news tips to news@medscape.net.
Cite this article: Internet 'Addiction' Linked to Druglike Withdrawal. Medscape. Feb 25, 2013
For this study, 60 adult volunteers (mean age, 24 years; 55% women) underwent the following testAll participants were then allowed to use the Internet for 15 minutes. Immediately after this exposure, they again completed the PANAS and STAI questionnaires.
Subgroups were created for those deemed problematic and/or high Internet users (n = 32) and those found to be low Internet users (n = 28).
(research, reviews, articles on topics most often brought to us by tweens, adolescents, teens, older adolescents and young adults and parents)
psychology, intercultural aspects of child rearing, neurobiology, child development, educational psychology, digital learning, gaming addiction vs. internet/computer addiction, importance of physical activity, marijuana use and abuse in teens, trends, socio-cultural-global topics . . . below: teens and screens ("internet addiction" or is it more likely gaming addiction, etc.)
I am now referring private practice parents, teachers (and interested others) to The Greater Good Science Center (online) which is crafted and maintained by scientists and others professionals and researchers from UC Berkeley. The scope and quality of their research on a vast array of subjects of high interest to families is unparalleled, in my opinion. See for yourselves!!. There is far too much information and misinformation to manage, and I think it is important to have a trustworthy standard against which to measure the many "opinions" that parents are bombarded with (take, for example, simply the subject of "screen time"!!!!!).
Dr. Ruebsamen, 5.04.2017/
Having recommended UCB's site, and investigating for yourselves as parents, and teens, below are some items I had previously posted:
From Cambridge University researchers:
Each extra hour per day spent watching TV, using the internet or playing computer games during Year 10 is associated with poorer grades at GCSE at age 16, according to research from the University of Cambridge.
Parents who are concerned about their child’s GCSE grade might consider limiting his or her screen time
Kirsten CorderIn a study published in the open access International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, researchers also found that pupils doing an extra hour of daily homework and reading performed significantly better than their peers. However, the level of physical activity had no effect on academic performance.
The link between physical activity and health is well established, but its link with academic achievement is not yet well understood. Similarly, although greater levels of sedentary behaviour – for example, watching TV or reading – have been linked to poorer physical health, the connection to academic achievement is also unclear.
To look at the relationship between physical activity, sedentary behaviours and academic achievement, a team of researchers led by the Medical Research Council (MRC) Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge studied 845 pupils from secondary schools in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk, measuring levels of activity and sedentary behaviour at age 14.5 years and then comparing this to their performance in their GCSEs the following year. This data was from the ROOTS study, a large longitudinal study assessing health and wellbeing during adolescence led by Professor Ian Goodyer at the Developmental Psychiatry Section, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge.
- See more at: http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/use-of-tv-internet-and-computer-games-associated-with-poorer-gcse-grades#sthash.WM73fis5.dpuf
from Medscape:
Internet 'Addiction' Linked to Druglike Withdrawal Deborah Brauser
February 25, 2013
EDITORS' RECOMMENDATIONS For this study, 60 adult volunteers (mean age, 24 years; 55% women) underwent the following tests:
- the 20-item Internet Addiction Test,
- the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) questionnaire to measure moods,
- the Spielberger Trait-State Anxiety Inventory total score (STAI-T/S),
- Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI),
- the Oxford Liverpool Inventory of Feelings and Experiences (O-LIFE), and
- the Autistic Spectrum Quotient Questionnaire (AQ).
- All participants were then allowed to use the Internet for 15 minutes. Immediately after this exposure, they again completed the PANAS and STAI questionnaires.
Druglike Withdrawal
Results showed strong associations between Internet addiction and depression on the BDI, autism traits on the AQ, and schizotypal impulsive nonconformity on the O-LIFE — and weaker associations between this type of addiction and long-standing anxiety, as measured by the STAI-T/S.
Compared with baseline, the high-Internet-use group showed a significantly greater drop in positive mood than did the lower-use group (P < .001).
"The immediate negative impact of exposure to the internet on the mood of internet addicts may contribute to increased usage by those individuals attempting to reduce their low mood by re-engaging rapidly in internet use," write the investigators.
"It is also worth suggesting that this negative impact on mood could be considered as akin to a withdrawal effect," they add.
Dr. Reed noted in a release that for these people, the feeling is similar to "coming off illegal drugs like ecstasy."
"These initial results, and related studies of brain function, suggest that there are some nasty surprises lurking on the net for people's well-being," he said.
The researchers note that key reasons why many of these individuals use the Internet so much is to access pornography and
gambling Web sites — which have been shown in the past to potentially lead to addictive states.
"It may be that any results relating to 'internet addiction' are actually manifestations of other forms of addiction," they write.
The study authors have reported no relevant financial relationships.
PLoS One. Published online February 7, 2013. Full article
Send comments and news tips to news@medscape.net.
Cite this article: Internet 'Addiction' Linked to Druglike Withdrawal. Medscape. Feb 25, 2013
For this study, 60 adult volunteers (mean age, 24 years; 55% women) underwent the following testAll participants were then allowed to use the Internet for 15 minutes. Immediately after this exposure, they again completed the PANAS and STAI questionnaires.
Subgroups were created for those deemed problematic and/or high Internet users (n = 32) and those found to be low Internet users (n = 28).
You, who are on the road Must have a code
That you can live by.
And so -- Become Yourself
Because the past Is just a good-bye
Teach your children well
Your father's hell did slowly go by
And feed them on your Dreams
The one they pick The one you'll know by
Don't you ever ask them why
If they told you you would cry
So just look at them and sigh
And know they love you.
And you of tender years Can't know the fears
That your elders grew by
And so please help them with your youth
They seek the truth before they can die
Teach your parents well.
The children's hell will slowly go by
And feed them on your dreams
The one they pick The one you'll know by
Don't you ever ask them why -
If they told you you would cry
So just look at them and sigh And know they love you.
Teach Your Children, Crosby, Stills, and Nash. Released, 19
That you can live by.
And so -- Become Yourself
Because the past Is just a good-bye
Teach your children well
Your father's hell did slowly go by
And feed them on your Dreams
The one they pick The one you'll know by
Don't you ever ask them why
If they told you you would cry
So just look at them and sigh
And know they love you.
And you of tender years Can't know the fears
That your elders grew by
And so please help them with your youth
They seek the truth before they can die
Teach your parents well.
The children's hell will slowly go by
And feed them on your dreams
The one they pick The one you'll know by
Don't you ever ask them why -
If they told you you would cry
So just look at them and sigh And know they love you.
Teach Your Children, Crosby, Stills, and Nash. Released, 19