Passive Sensing of Preteens' Smartphone Use: An Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Cohort Substudy.
Natasha E WadeJoseph M OrtigaraRyan M SullivanRachel L TomkoFlorence J BreslinFiona C BakerBernard F FuemmelerKatia Delrahim HowlettKrista M LisdahlAndrew T MarshallMichael J MasonMichael C NealeLindsay M SquegliaDana L Wolff-HughesSusan F TapertKara S Bagotnull nullPublished in: JMIR mental health (2021)
The results of passive, objective sensing suggest that children use their phones more than they self-report. Therefore, use of more robust methods for objective data collection is necessary and feasible in pediatric samples. These data may then more accurately reflect the impact of smartphone screen use on behavioral and emotional functioning. Accordingly, the ABCD study is implementing a passive sensing protocol in the full ABCD cohort. Taken together, passive assessment with a phone app provided objective, low-burden, novel, informative data about preteen smartphone screen use.