TY  - JOUR
A1  - Milosevic, Tijana
A1  - Bhroin, Niamh Ni
A1  - Olafsson, Kjartan
A1  - Staksrud, Elisabeth
A1  - Wachs, Sebastian
T1  - Time spent online and children's self-reported life satisfaction in Norway
BT  - the socio-ecological perspective
JF  - New media & society
N2  - Despite public discourses highlighting the negative consequences of time spent online (TSO) for children's well-being, Norwegian children (aged 9-16 years) use the Internet more than other European children and score higher on self-reported life satisfaction (SRLS). 
To explore the possibility that TSO might contribute to high life satisfaction or other underlying explanatory factors, we investigate the relationship between TSO and SRLS in Norway while also accounting for how individual, family, school, and broader social circumstances influence this relationship. 
Countering prevailing discourses, we find a positive relationship between TSO and SRLS, which remains positive and significant even after a wider range of variables are accounted for. 
By explaining the circumstances under which TSO has a positive effect on SRLS, this article provides evidence of the complex role that digital technology plays in the lives of children. 
It also provides a critique of the often simplistic arguments found in public discourses around children's digital media use.
KW  - children and media
KW  - family
KW  - Internet use
KW  - Norway
KW  - self-reported life
KW  - satisfaction
KW  - well-being
Y1  - 2022
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448221082651
SN  - 1461-4448
SN  - 1461-7315
PB  - Sage Publ.
CY  - London
ER  -