Boys' Education: Digital Technology

“The less time spent on social media, the lower the social anxiety in both males and females. Even cutting social media use to three hours or less lowers social anxiety as compared to five or more hours. This aligns with recent studies suggesting that social media affects mental health (Twenge & Campbell, 2018)…. . Boys appear to be more affected by parents and their screen time; boys who thought parents used screens too often also reported more social anxiety symptoms and behaviors.”

“While few differences were found for total objectively-measured sedentary time, gender and education differences in type-specific sedentary behaviour were more prevalent. Cross-survey data consistently identified that male gendered individuals engaged in more video game play, leisure screen time, and passive travel, while female gendered individuals engaged in more leisure reading. Those with a higher education or household education reported more leisure reading and passive travel. Education differences in screen time were often age dependent, with leisure computer use greater in higher education groups in adults only and leisure television watching generally higher with lower education in children and adults, but not youth.”