March 2026 Kuan-Pin Su ,  Soanseng Hsuan-Cheng Chen ,  Jane Pei-Chen Chang Purpose of review: Rapid urbanization and the algorithmically mediated digital environment have been linked to a "digital pandemic" in youth mental health. As Generation Z transitions from play-based to phone-based childhoods, understanding how digital architecture interacts with urban stressors is critical. This review delineates the socio-neurobiological mechanisms underlying this crisis and proposes

Feb. 2026 Ying Dai  & Na Ouyang   The digitalization of modern society has introduced complex sociological challenges for children and adolescents by altering the structure of their daily lives and social interactions. These changes often result in increased sedentary behavior and disrupted routines, creating barriers to maintaining optimal mental health. This study explored the relationships between screen time and child and adolescent mental health problems, including anxie

Dec. 2025 Zihuan ZHOU Highly educated young employees in Chinese internet companies experience profound alienation, yet many refuse to identify as alienated because alienation is often seen as preferable to unemployment or failure. Instead, they perceive actively alienating themselves as a strategic means of securing a place in a highly uncertain world, aligning with corporate discipline and technological regimes in hopes of achieving future autonomy. This reflects a social i

Dec. 2025 Jiayi Zheng ,  Emma Berg ,  Michelle L Byrne ,  Divyangana Rakesh Abstract Introduction: Adolescence is a sensitive period typified by marked cognitive and neural development, during which modifiable lifestyle factors may be particularly relevant. However, longitudinal associations of modifiable lifestyle factors-including sleep, screen time, and extracurricular activities-with cognitive development over time remain to be investigated, leaving the directionality of

Dec. 2025 Elombe Calvert, MBBS ; Maddalena Cipriani, BS ; Bridget Dwyer, BS Victoria Lisowski, BS ; Jane Mikkelson, BA ; Kelly Chen, MS ; Matthew Flathers, BA ; Christine Hau, MS ; Winna Xia, MS ; Juan Castillo, MA ; Alex Dhima, BS ; Sean Ryan, MS ; John Torous, MD, MBI Key Points Question   Is reducing social media use associated with behavior and mental health outcomes among young adults? Findings   In this cohort study of 373 participants, problematic use of social media w

Nov. 2025 Dimitri A. Christakis, MD, MPH Lauren Hale, Ph D A recent study reported important findings that advance understanding of the potential causal relationship between media use and suicidal ideation and behaviors in US youths. However, we believe that the assertion that total daily screen time is not associated with suicidal thoughts or behaviors is misleading. The categorical way that screen time was coded, with the highest level being “greater than 4 hours” and the

Nov. 2025 Abstract Background: Social media (SM) platforms have become increasingly prevalent in adolescents' lives, and concerns have arisen regarding their potential contribution to depression. This study examined whether excessive SM use contributes to rising adolescent depression rates and evaluated potential mitigation strategies. Methods and findings: We developed an individual-based microsimulation model of 18.6 million French adolescents born 1990-2012, tracking depre

Oct. 2025 Federica Angelini Gianluca Gini Introduction: Digital stress, resulting from expectations of online availability, can increase...

Oct. 2025 Eun Jung Choi, Ella Christiaans, Emma G. Duerden Highlights Vulnerable adolescents had much higher anxiety and...

Dec. 2023 KEYA DING, YINING SHEN, QIANMING LIU, HUI LI The escalating prevalence of studies investigating digital addiction (DA) and its...

Sept. 2025 Keith Robert HeadLMSW, Master ' s in Social Work (MSW), West Texas A & M University, USAMaster of Business Administration...

Sept. 2025 Jean Twenge, PhD, award-winning professor of psychology and author of the “lavishly informative” (The New York Times)...

Sept. 2025 Yun Han, Jiamin Qiu, Chengbin Shi, Shiqi Huang, Haokun Huang, Xinman Wang, Sui Zhu, Da-lin Lu, Peng Lu, Fangfang Zeng...

Aug. 2025 Huiwen Gu; Bing Shi; Huanying He; Sumei Yuan; Jijiao Cai; Xiaofang Chen; Zhongxiao Wan Background: In contemporary society, the...

Aug. 2025 Ana De Blas-Zapata     Jose Manuel Sastre-Albiach   Laura Baixauli-López Rocío López-Ruiz Julio Alvarez-Pitti It is widely...

Sept. 2025 This study examines the influence of visual aesthetics on Instagram in shaping social identity and user behavior, with a focus...

Aug. 26, 2025 A new type of relationship is emerging in teens' lives—one that feels like connection but is powered by code. Our new...

Aug. 26, 2025 Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is integrated into everyday technology, including news, education, and social...

Aug. 26, 2025 The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) within social media platforms has fundamentally transformed the way...

Aug. 25, 2025 Abstract Background Smartphone screen time has risen sharply in recent years. Even though an association between smartphone...