網癮青年被列爲新時代高危人羣

Spending time online increases the likelihood of a teenager taking drugs or having unprotected sex, it has been claimed.

上網時間多增加了青少年吸毒和無安全保障性行爲的可能性。

Research revealed those who are regularly glued to their screens are far more likely to engage in risky behaviour than their peers.

研究發現那些整天盯着電腦屏幕的孩子們比同齡人更容易參與危險的行爲中。

The researchers from the Queen's University in Canada found that young adults who logged the most hours on their computers were 50 per cent more likely to engaged in a cluster of six 'multi-risk behaviours.'

來自加拿大皇后大學的研究人員發現，在網絡上流連很久的青年比普通人有百分之五十的可能性參與到危險行爲中。

One explanation behind the findings is that a considerable amount of advertising that used to be shown on TV is now being shown on the internet.

In addition, computer usage by adolescents has increased considerably in recent years.

這些發現的其中一種解釋是曾經在電視上大量播出的廣告現在都在網絡上播放了。除此之外，近些年來青少年電腦使用者數量增長很客觀。

The research, recently published in the Journal of Preventative Medicine, suggests that future studies should examine the specific content adolescents are being exposed to in order to help strengthen current screen time guidelines for youth.

這項研究最近出版在預防性醫藥雜誌上，並建議未來的研究應該檢測青少年上網的特殊愛好，以給他們以更多的指導，做好導向作用。