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Screen Time and Puberty Timing: Findings from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study

2026-01-28 pediatrics Title + abstract only
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ObjectiveTo examine whether screen time predicts interindividual variability regarding pubertal development across adolescence. Study designThis longitudinal cohort study included 10786 participants (47.9% female) from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. First, associations were examined between average daily screen time (hours/day, parent-reported Screen Time Survey) at baseline (mean age = 9.91 {+/-} 0.63 years) and pubertal timing, derived from Pubertal Development Scale...

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