一项主要研究发现,智能手机的使用与成人心理健康之间几乎没有联系,这对共同关切的问题提出了挑战。
A major study finds little link between smartphone use and adult mental health, challenging common concerns.
俄勒冈大学和谷歌研究开展的一项大规模研究发现,将智能手机的使用与成人心理健康联系起来的证据很少。
A large-scale study by the University of Oregon and Google Research finds little evidence linking smartphone use to adult mental well-being.
研究人员利用4周内跟踪的10 000多名美国成年人的客观数据,发现屏幕时间、应用程序使用和情绪之间联系薄弱或微不足道,年龄和性别等人口因素是更强有力的预测因素。
Using objective data from over 10,000 U.S. adults tracked over four weeks, researchers found weak or negligible connections between screen time, app use, and mood, with demographic factors like age and gender being stronger predictors.
虽然看到社交媒体的使用与年轻成年人的情绪低落之间有短暂的联系,但这些关系并不持久。
While brief links were seen between social media use and lower mood in younger adults, these did not persist.
这项研究以被动跟踪而不是自我报告为基础,挑战了对智能手机有害心理健康的共同假设,并为今后的研究提供了公共数据集。
The study, based on passive tracking rather than self-reports, challenges common assumptions about smartphones harming mental health and provides a public dataset for future research.