A new academic study by DIGYMATEX researchers Melissa Bohnert and Dr. Pablo Gracia, of Trinity College Dublin’s Department of Sociology, published in the 31 August 2020 issue of Child Indicators Research, the official Journal of the International Society for Child Indicators.
The study indicates that use of digital devices can have moderately negative effects on children’s mental health and socio-emotional development, with the extent of the damage varying widely, depending on the quantity and quality of the child’s specific screen-time activities.