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BERKELEY, Calif., Apr 03, 2005 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- A study of U.S. teens found that those with TVs in their rooms were more likely to indulge in anti-social behavior and to be estranged from their parents.
Researchers from the University of California studied 1,000 young people between the ages of 12 and 16. They found that half had a TV in the bedroom, the Melbourne Herald-Sun in Australia reports.
The study found that teens with bedroom televisions were more likely than those who had to do their TV watching in a family room to smoke cigarettes or marijuana, binge drink or have sex. Their parents were less likely to know how they spent the afternoons or who their friends are.
Teens with private televisions also do worse in school.
The study was published by the Australian Doctor.
Copyright 2005 by United Press International.
