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DIGITAL MEDIA, GENETICS AND RISK FOR ADHD SYMPTOMS IN CHILDREN – A LONGITUDINAL STUDY
Dec. 2025 Samson Nivins, PhD; Michael A. Mooney, PhD; Joel Nigg, PhD; Torkel Klingberg, PhD BACKGROUND Children spend significant amount of time using digital media (DM), and longer exposure may increase attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-related symptoms, although findings are mixed. We investigated longitudinal association between different types of DM use and ADHD-related symptoms in school-aged children, accounting for genetic predisposition and socioeconomic


DISTRACTIONS IN DIGITAL READING: A META-ANALYSIS OF ATTENTIONAL INTERFERENCE EFFECTS
Nov. 2025 Yamin Shen Introduction: Digital reading has become a common learning activity; however, the empirical understanding of how attentional interference affects comprehension remains limited. Methods: This study employed a meta-analytic approach to synthesize 32 empirical studies investigating the effects of attentional distractors in digital environments. The analysis focused on the overall comprehension effects of attentional distraction in online reading contexts,


MULTI-MODAL DEEP-ATTENTION-BILSTM BASED EARLY DETECTION OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES USING SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS
Nov. 2025 Qasim Bin Saeed YoungJin Cha The rising prevalence of mental health disorders such as depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder underscores the urgent need for effective tools to enable early detection and intervention. Social media platforms like Reddit offer a rich source of user-generated content that reflects emotional and behavioral patterns, making them valuable for mental health analysis. However, many existing social media–based approaches focus solely on


"PHONE IN THE ROOM, MIND ON THE ROAM": INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF MOBILE PHONE PRESENCE ON DISTRACTION
Aug. 2025 Andrea Christodoulou Petros Roussos In the digital age, mobile phones significantly impact human cognition and behavior. This...
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