India, Dec. 10 -- Side effects of unchecked exposure to social media on children are well-documented. The negative effects range from dealing with attention problems to grappling with poorer short-term memory recall. A recent study has now shed some light on this much-talked-about topic. Researchers at Karolinska Institute in Sweden and Oregon Health & Science University in the USA looked into a potential link between screen habits and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-related symptoms. The study suggested that social media affects children's ability to concentrate.

Researchers used data from the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development Study, tracking children each year for four years. They followed more than 8,000 kids,...