Bullying victimization and weekday recreational screen time among U.S. children and differences by sex

Abstract Recreational screen use is a near universal feature of childhood in the United States. Much research has been conducted on adverse health outcomes associated with daily recreational screen time. The drivers of high usage, however, remain understudied. This research examined the relationship between bullying victimization and weekday recreational screen time, testing for differences by sex. Using data from the National Survey of Children’s Health (2022–2023), a nationally representative sample of 65,122 U.S. children aged 6–17, we found that 93.3% engaged in at least one hour of entert