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Spanish Teens Spend 11 More Weekly Hours on Screens as Health Habits Worsen

Fundación Gasol’s latest long-term study has driven the Generalitat to ban mobile phones in secondary schools next academic year

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Overview

  • Screen time has risen by 11.3 hours per week since 2022, equating to 25 extra days glued to devices each year.
  • Adolescents now log 18 fewer minutes of physical activity daily, representing a two-hour weekly drop from three years ago.
  • The share of young people reporting psychological distress has nearly doubled from 18.3% to 35.6%.
  • High adherence to the Mediterranean diet among adolescents has fallen from 46% to 35% between 2022 and 2025.
  • The Generalitat will prohibit mobile phones in ESO and remove tablets and digital whiteboards in early childhood classrooms starting next school year.