The correlations between emotional and behavioral problems and increased screen time among young people has been highlighted in the literature. This study examined both longitudinal and cross-directional associations between the degree of childhood and adolescent emotional and behavioral problem characteristics and a higher level of daily screen time in adolescence using an extensive population study. Questionnaires providing data on a representative cohort sample (the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 Study, NFBC 1986; n = 6479; 3101 males) were completed at birth, in childhood, and in adolescence. Male gender, and self-reported behavioral issues (such as a higher degree of hyperactivity/distractibility problems at the beginning of formal schooling and adolescent rule-breaking problems), predicted higher daily screen time in adolescence, after controlling for confounding factors. Higher levels of anxious-depression symptoms among adolescents were inversely related to them having elevated daily digital screen time. Individual behavioral tendencies at the start of formal schooling and later in adolescence may predict higher screen time among young people.

文献中强调了情绪和行为问题与年轻人上映时间增加之间的相关性。这项研究使用广泛的人群研究方法，研究了儿童和青少年的情感和行为问题特征程度与青少年每天的更高放映时间之间的纵向和横向联系。提供有关代表性人群样本数据的问卷调查（北芬兰出生队列1986研究，NFBC 1986； n = 6479； 3101男性）在出生，童年和青春期完成。男性和自我报告的行为问题（例如，正规教育开始时发生的过度活跃/分散性问题和青少年违反规则的问题），预计青少年每天的筛查时间会增加，在控制混杂因素之后。青少年中较高的焦虑抑郁症状水平与他们每天增加的数字屏幕时间成反比。正规教育开始时和青春期后期的个人行为倾向可能预示着年轻人的上映时间更长。