14 years
Average age
95.8%
Own smartphone
7.4 hours on weekdays
9.8 hours on weekends
Daily screen time
28.4%
Parental monitoring
Digital Media Use and Adolescent Well-being in Switzerland
Sample Characteristics and Preliminary Findings
Executive Summary
Sample characteristics
790 adolescents participating across 2 language regions
Cognitive development (by age, language and domain)
Key Findings
Demographics
Age Distribution by Language and Gender
Device usage by age and time point
Device Usage and Screen Time
Daily Screen Time Distribution
Device Ownership Patterns
Mental Health and Well-being
Big Five Personality Profile
Parental Monitoring and Rules
Family rules
Parental Monitoring
Sleep Patterns
Sleep duration
Bed Time
Wake Time
Estimated vs Reported sleep durations
[1] "Summary Statistics by Language:"# A tibble: 2 × 9
language n mean_sleep_weekday_hours mean_sleep_weekend_hours
<chr> <int> <dbl> <dbl>
1 DE 493 7.77 8.63
2 FR 297 7.34 8.64
# ℹ 5 more variables: median_sleep_weekday_hours <dbl>,
# median_sleep_weekend_hours <dbl>, mean_bedtime_weekday <dbl>,
# mean_bedtime_weekend <dbl>, sleep_debt <dbl>Methodology and Notes
Data Collection
- Sample Size: 790 adolescents
- Age Range: 12 - 19 years
- Language Regions: German (0 participants), French (0 participants)
- Data Collection Period: [Add your collection period]
Key Variables
- Screen Time: Self-reported daily hours on different devices
- Mental Health: Standardized scales for anxiety, depression, life satisfaction
- Personality: Big Five inventory (1-5 scale)
- Parental Monitoring: Custom scale assessing level of parental oversight (1-5 scale)
Statistical Notes
- All visualizations show descriptive statistics
- Interactive elements allow exploration of relationships
- Missing data handled through listwise deletion where applicable
- Significance testing and inferential statistics to be reported in detailed academic publications
Report generated on 2025-10-09 using R and Quarto