The Pew Research Centre published research on Monday that showed that only 36 percent of children want to put aside their phones.

Around 38 percent of teens were spending exorbitant time on their cell phones with 51 percent of girls compared to boys considering their use excessive.

Teens described that 39 percents decreased their social media; whereas, 27 percent had a lot of exposure to those platforms.

However, the survey pointed out that many teens, upto 40 percent, experience negative emotions without their mobile phones, including anxiety and loneliness.

This research expresses concerns for policymakers to regulate the use of devices among children.

Last year, a lawsuit was filed against Meta by more than 40 US cities for harming the mental health of children due to growing addiction to the phone.

In January, Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg apologized during an earlier appearance in the US Senate to families regarding negative association with the social media platform.