Research Question: What are the Impacts of screen time/technology usage on youth & their mental wellness? Research Summary: Younger generations are increasingly becoming more attached to their own tech devices. Studies show there is a correlation with a decline in empathy and socialization with each emerging generation in comparison to older generations. World data shows that most people don’t know exactly when their mental health symptoms started, but there is an interesting correlation with mental illnesses in younger people and higher-income/more developed countries. There is a correlation between access to technology and lower income/minority groups in the US. Less access to digital resources typically show lower testing scores across multiple subjects. See more