Bedtime social media use may be harming UK teenagers, study says

Exclusive: A fifth of young teens found to spend five hours or more a day on social media

Teenagers in Britain may be putting their health and education at risk by spending too much time on social media at bedtime, according to a major study into adolescent sleep habits.

More than a third of teenagers spent at least three hours a day on social media, with a fifth devoting at least five hours to the activity, researchers found. Those who were on social media for three hours or more daily were most likely to get to sleep late.

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from Children | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2XePcB7