@article{MilosevicBhroinOlafssonetal.2022,
  author    = {Milosevic, Tijana and Bhroin, Niamh Ni and Olafsson, Kjartan and Staksrud, Elisabeth and Wachs, Sebastian},
  title     = {Time spent online and children's self-reported life satisfaction in Norway},
  series = {New media \& society},
  journal   = {New media \& society},
  publisher = {Sage Publ.},
  address   = {London},
  issn      = {1461-4448},
  doi       = {10.1177/14614448221082651},
  pages     = {22},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {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.},
  language  = {en}
}