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Australians spend eight times more hours per week looking at screens than with loved ones: survey

Australians spend eight times as many hours per week looking at screens than with their loved ones, a new survey has found.

Australians spend eight times more hours per week looking at screens than with loved ones: survey

Source: onlinelearningtips.com

Respondents to the survey, conducted by R U OK?, said they spent an average of 46 hours a week looking at a screen, but just six hours with family and friends. Half of the respondents spent two hours or less with family and friends..


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By Heba Kassoua



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