花太多時間上網會增加青少年吸毒的機率?

Spending time online increases the likelihood of a teenager taking drugs or having unprotected sex, it has been claimed.
有關表明，花太多時間上網增加青少年吸毒或不安全性行爲的可能性。

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，那些太常盯住屏幕的人比其他同齡人更有可能做出危險行爲。

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.'
加拿大皇后大學的研究人員發現，花大部分時間在電腦上的青少年有更多50%的可能做出一些“多風險行爲”。

These included smoking, drunkenness, cannabis and illegal drug use, having unprotected sex and not using seat belts.
這些包括吸菸，酗酒，抽大麻和使用非法藥品，不安全性行爲和不繫帶安全帶。

Research author Valerie Carson, said: 'This research is based on social cognitive theory, which suggests that seeing people engaged in a behaviour is a way of learning that behaviour.
研究作者Valerie Carson說：“這個研究是以社會認知理論爲基礎的，它表明看到人們在做某種行爲是學習這種行爲的方式。”

'Since adolescents are exposed to considerable screen time - over 4.5 hours on average each day - they’re constantly seeing images of behaviours they can then potentially adopt.'
“由於青少年接觸屏幕的時間太多——平均每天超過4.5小時——他們不斷看到許多自己有可能採用的行爲形象。

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.
對於這個調查結果的一個解釋是，相當大一部分過去在電視上播放的廣告現在也展現在互聯網上。

In addition, computer usage by adolescents has increased considerably in recent years.
此外，最近幾年，青少年使用電腦大大增加。

'TV and video games have more established protocols in terms of censorship, but Internet protocols aren’t as established,' Ms Carson said.
“電視和電子遊戲按照審查建立了許多協議，但是互聯網協議還沒建立。”Ms Carson說。

'Parents can make use of programs that control access to the Internet, but adolescents in this age group are quite savvy about technology and the Internet.
“父母可以利用程序控制孩子使用電腦，但是這個年齡階段的青少年對技術和互聯網非常精通。”

'It’s possible that these types of controls aren’t effective in blocking all undesirable websites.'
“很可能這種控制對於阻止所有不受歡迎的網站是無效的。”

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.
最近發表在《美國醫學預防雜誌》的研究表明，未來的研究應該檢查青少年接觸電腦的具體內容，幫助青少年加強對當前播放時間的指導。