Annotated Bibliography
Reid Health. (2021). How Much Screen Time is Too Much for Adults? Reid Health. Web.
Summary
The article covers several points, including the impact of COVID-19 on amount of time people spend online. Moreover, the article discusses the health detriments of increased screentime. The article argues that while many companies have adopted virtual work, many adults spend their free time scrolling social media. Moreover, there is no recommended screentime for adults; however, limiting screentime outside working hours to less than two hours per day is beneficial. Furthermore, the article covers several topics, including negative effects of much screentime, tips to reduce much screentime, healthy amount of screentime, and how much screen time is too much for adults.
Evaluation
The source is more reliable than other sources in the bibliography since it uses various studies to support its argument. For instance, the use of the study conducted by Madhav et al. (2017) supports an argument that much screen time leads to depression. Moreover, the article refers to the study conducted by Horvath et al. (2020) to support the argument that much screen time leads to cognitive changes. Consequently, the article achieves its goals and objective of arguing that much screen time is detrimental to health. Meanwhile, an article by Shalini (2021), lacks reliability since it does not refer to medical studies carried out on the topic. Moreover, Shalini’s article does not mention specific studies and surveys, making it less reliable than Reid Health’s article.
Reflection
The reference helped me get more information on my study topic on how social media negatively impact human society. The studies referred to in the article gave medical evidence to build on my argument. Therefore, I will use the information in the article to develop research questions and recommendations for further research. Therefore, the article is significant in helping me answer my research questions and supporting my thesis.
References
Horvath, J., Mundinger, C., Schmitgen, M. M., Wolf, N. D., Sambataro, F., Hirjak, D., Kubera, K. M., Koenig, J., & Christian Wolf, R. (2020). Structural and functional correlates of smartphone addiction.Addictive Behaviors, 105, 106334. Web.
Shalini, L. (2021). Does social media use at work impact productivity? Betterplace. Web.
Madhav, K. C., Sherchand, S. P., & Sherchan, S. (2017). Association between screen time and depression among US adults.Preventive Medicine Reports, 8, 67–71. Web.
Reid Health. (2021). How Much Screen Time is Too Much for Adults? Reid Health. Web.