Rebecca Distefano, Amanda Grenell, Alyssa R Palmer, Kerry Houlihan, Ann S Masten, Stephanie M Carlson
Self-regulation as promotive for academic achievement in young children across risk contexts
Cognitive development
recent years significant shift toward remote work virtual education social distancing measures witnessed thereby leading people increasingly depend digital devices communication work entertainment increased exposure screens raised concerns regarding potential impact cognitive function study investigated relationship screen time cognitive function among healthy young adults one hundred fortyfive healthy individuals mean age 2155 284 years participated crosssectional study sociodemographic information including age sex height weight level education obtained participants reported screen time using screen time questionnaire cognitive function tests including paced auditory serial addition task pasat montreal cognitive assessment moca symbol digit modalities test sdmt conducted multilinear regression analyses used examine associations age sex level education screen time cognitive function one hundred thirtynine participants 76 women completed study increased night screen time bachelors educational level women associated lower pasat scores r20258 p0047 moreover increased night screen time associated lower moca scores r20029 p0035 however associations found night screen time sdmt scores participants higher night screen exposure lower cognitive scores information speed processing working memory calculation attention domains considering findings study emphasizes importance setting future recommended screen time guidelines young adults well promote healthy cognitive habits order preserve cognitive function reduce risk developing neurodegenerative disease future future prospective cohort studies involving diverse age range needed