The danger of screens will be appreciated by young French people. According to the Ipsos / Macif 2022 barometer released on Tuesday, almost every two young people aged 16 to 30 say they spend more than six hours a day in front of interactive screens. Worrying situation after two years of health crisis. Moreover, 70% of the 3500 young people surveyed stated:Losing control at least once in the last 12 months (up 9 points from 61% a year earlier)«. 63% of them have lost the sense of time, and 48% have difficulty sleeping.
But the consequences can be even more alarming. Phone, computer, tablet … it is difficult for young people to do without screens, to the point of becoming addicted. Compared to other substances such as alcohol, drugs և tobacco,It is on this consumption that the share of young people who have declared that they have lost control has grown the most.“, Emphasizes the Ipsos / Macif study.
More than half of the young people surveyed said they had lost control at least ten times a year (up from 45% last year). Similarly, 84% of young people who spend 6 hours or more in front of screens claim that they have had experience. “Negative situations”. Illness has been reported, but also episodes of academic or professional failure, such as social isolation. A third also claims to have developed vision problems.
But at the risk of becoming addicted to technology, young French people will be bad judges. They attribute only 5.2 / 10 points to the perceived risk associated with interactive screens. “More worryingly, only 8% of young people are at maximum risk (footnote 9 և 10/10).” says the study.
Source: Le Figaro
