NOW MINUTE COMPUTER DEVICE STUDY 18 LAST TEXT MUSIC NEARLY CONTENT FINDING USE FURTHER
The average young American ___ spends practically every waking ___ — except for the time ___ school — using a smart phone, ___, television or other electronic ___, according to a new ___.
Those ages 8 to ___ spend more than seven ___ a half hours a ___ with such devices, compared ___ less than six and ___ half hours five years ___, when the study was ___ conducted. And that does ___ count the hour and ___ half that youths spend ___, or the half-hour they ___ on their cell phones.
___ because so many of ___ are multitasking — say, surfing ___ Internet while listening to ___ — they pack on average ___ 11 hours of media ___ into that seven and ___ half hours.
The study’s ___ shocked its authors, who ___ concluded in 2005 that ___ could not possibly grow ___ and confirmed the fears ___ many parents whose children ___ constantly tethered to media ___. It found, moreover, that heavy media use is associated with behavior problems and lower grades.
The third in a series, the study found that young people’s media consumption grew far more in the last five years than from 1999 to 2004, as sophisticated mobile technology like iPods and smart phones brought media access into teenagers’ pockets and beds.
On average, young people spend about two hours a day consuming media on a mobile device, the study found. They spend almost another hour on “old” content like television or music delivered through newer pathways like the Web site Hulu or iTunes. Youths now spend more time listening to or watching media on their cell phones, or playing games, than talking on them.
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Have fun....and take care! 277 SEP-B-2011
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