A US study has suggested children spending long time over texting on social networks and the internet do less well in the classroom.
It found widespread use of media among students , from texting to chatting on cell phones to posting status updates on Facebook, may be taking an academic toll, Daily Mail reported.
The research, one of the first to explore the effects of new media on academic outcomes, found some teenage girls spend nearly half their day being engaged in some form of media use, particularly texting, music, the internet and social networking.
Researchers found media use, in general, was associated with lower grade point averages and other negative academic outcomes.
There were, however, two exceptions, newspaper reading and listening to music, were actually linked to a positive academic performance.
Most research on media use and academics has focused on adolescents.
It found widespread use of media among students , from texting to chatting on cell phones to posting status updates on Facebook, may be taking an academic toll, Daily Mail reported.
The research, one of the first to explore the effects of new media on academic outcomes, found some teenage girls spend nearly half their day being engaged in some form of media use, particularly texting, music, the internet and social networking.
Researchers found media use, in general, was associated with lower grade point averages and other negative academic outcomes.
There were, however, two exceptions, newspaper reading and listening to music, were actually linked to a positive academic performance.
Most research on media use and academics has focused on adolescents.