US high schoolers between the ages of 13 and 18 spend more than an hour per day on phones during school hours, according to research by the University of Washington School of Medicine, as published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on Monday. Researchers say social media apps are designed to be addictive.

New tracking data finds teens spend over an hour on phones during school hours. Social media leads, and heavier “problematic use” links to more time.

Adolescents spend an average of 70 minutes of their school days on their phones, new research finds. But parents can help suggest ways kids not use phones at school.

Nagata believes the hour-plus that teens spend on their phones at school "inevitably competes with attention to learning." He also noted that while some phone use may happen during breaks or lunch, that activity could interfere with face-to-face socializing, physical activity, and mental rest.

Recent research shows that American teens spend an average of 70 minutes on their phones while at school. That time

It’s no secret teens spend a lot of time in front of screens – something like eight and a half hours daily, according to a 2021 survey.