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This study examined how different types and levels of screen use were associated with academic performance and socioemotional wellbeing among Australian adolescents aged 10/11–14/15 years, during the 2010s. The analysis used nationally representative data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC), following almost 8,000 adolescents over 3 years. Adolescents reported their daily screen use through detailed 24-hour time-use diaries. The study compared 3 analytical approaches to account for background differences between children and families and to reduce bias from pre-existing characteristics.