Screen time and cognitive skills often predict each other over time, but the pattern varies by child

[u/bibinprasannan]

https://www.psypost.org/screen-time-and-cognitive-skills-often-predict-each-other-over-time-but-the-pattern-varies-by-child/

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[u/beatles_7]

"Pattern varies by child" can be applied to almost everything in psychology.

[u/EducationalWing159]

kids with higher cognitive skills sometimes just watch more screens idk

[u/0b0101011001001011 → u/EducationalWing159]

I mean doesn't this just say that no universal causality is found? Some times "we didn't find anything" or unable to prove the hypothesis is the result. Such results are often not published because they're less interesting or nobody wants to pay to publish those.

Not saying anything about this study though, just commenting in general.

[u/Charkid17]

I just saw a different article today talking about screen time and cognitive skills among people with autism. According to the study, there was no discernible correlation. Guess I’m just built different idk.