Study: Television consumption is said to promote the development of depression
Frequent television viewing in childhood can have a negative impact on the psyche in adulthood. This is the result of a study conducted by researchers from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh (USA).
Frequent television viewing in childhood can have a negative impact on the psyche in adulthood. This is the result of a study conducted by researchers from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh (USA).
According to an article on 20minuten.ch, over 4,000 teenagers took part in the scientific study. None of the participants are said to have suffered from mental health problems at the beginning of the study. At the beginning of the study in 1995, it was recorded how many hours the test subjects spent playing computer games, listening to the radio and watching television. It turned out that the young people spent 5.7 hours a day in front of the screen (computer/TV) - 2.3 hours of which were spent watching television. Seven years later, 7.4 percent of all participants suffered from depression. A particularly large number of people who used to watch a lot of TV developed depression.
The scientists suspect that TV consumption replaces social, intellectual and physical activities that could protect against the development of depression.
According to an article on 20minuten.ch, over 4,000 teenagers took part in the scientific study. None of the participants are said to have suffered from mental health problems at the beginning of the study. At the beginning of the study in 1995, it was recorded how many hours the test subjects spent playing computer games, listening to the radio and watching television. It turned out that the young people spent 5.7 hours a day in front of the screen (computer/TV) - 2.3 hours of which were spent watching television. Seven years later, 7.4 percent of all participants suffered from depression. A particularly large number of people who used to watch a lot of TV developed depression.
The scientists suspect that TV consumption replaces social, intellectual and physical activities that could protect against the development of depression.
