Title

Effect of screen time duration on psychosocial and behavioral aspects in adolescents (10–19 years): A cross-sectional study

Authors

Naikey Minarey¹, Gaurav Kumar Prajapati², Tushar Talhan³, Ankit Tiwari^4,* & Dileep Dandotiya⁵

Affiliation

¹Department of Pediatrics, Sunderlal Patwa, Government Medical College, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, India; ²Department of Pediatrics, Government Medical College, Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, India; ³Department of Psychiatry, Chhindwara Institute of Medical Sciences, Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India; ⁴Department of Pediatrics, Index Medical College and Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India; ⁵Department of Community Medicine, Chhindwara Institute of Medical Sciences, Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Naikey Minarey - E-mail: drnaikeym@gmail.com
Gaurav Kumar Prajapati - E-mail: gauravprajapati72@gmail.com
Tushar Talhan - E-mail: tt315745@gmail.com
Ankit Tiwari - E-mail: drankit.tiwari276@gmail.com
Dileep Dandotiya - E-mail: dr.dileep85@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received February 1, 2026; Revised February 28, 2026; Accepted February 28, 2026, Published February 28, 2026

Abstract

Adolescents have extensive use of screens and, they have common complains related to mental health. Here a systematic review was done to understand the association between screen time and adolescent’s mental health. Therefore, it is of interest to assess the effect of duration of screen time on psychosocial and behavioural aspects in adolescent children among 300 randomly selected children at the Department of Paediatrics, Index Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Indore. Data were collected from both inpatient and outpatient departments of the hospital using the strengths and difficulties questionnaire and their screen time. Most adolescents had personal gadgets (30.3%) or used those owned by close family members. A majority (78.3%) reported daily screen time between 1–5 hours, while 21.7% spent 6–10 hours daily on screen-based activities. Psychological outcomes highlighted alarming levels of distress, with 67.7% exhibiting depressive symptoms and 79.7% showing some form of anxiety. Behavioral issues such as irritability (34.3%), aggression (22.7%) and withdrawal (16.7%) were also prevalent. Thus, show that both the duration and content of screen use play a pivotal role in shaping mental health outcomes, making it imperative for caregivers, educators and policymakers to take a proactive role in moderating screen habits.

Keywords

Screen time, mobile phones, psychological, behavioral

Citation

Minarey et al. Bioinformation 22(2): 1051-1056 (2026)

Edited by

Rashmi Laddha

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.