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ADDICTIVE SCREEN USE TRAJECTORIES AND SUICIDAL BEHAVIORS, SUICIDAL IDEATION, AND MENTAL HEALTH IN US YOUTHS
Aug. 23, 2025 KEY POINTS Question Are addictive screen use trajectories associated with suicidal behaviors, suicidal ideation, and...


Effects of Social Media Use on Youth and Adolescent Mental Health: A Scoping Review of Reviews
Aug. 5, 2025 Nadine Agyapong-Opoku , Felix Agyapong-Opoku , Andrew J Greenshaw Background: The impact of social media on adolescent...


Molecular and Neurobiological Imbalance from the Use of Technological Devices During Early Child Development Stages
July 20, 2025 Background/Objectives Digital technologies have become increasingly integrated into the daily lives of children and...


Addictive Screen Use Trajectories and Suicidal Behaviors, Suicidal Ideation, and Mental Health in US Youths
July 12, 2025 Key Points Question Are addictive screen use trajectories associated with suicidal behaviors, suicidal ideation, and...


Social Media Use and Depressive Symptoms During Early Adolescence
July 12, 2025 Key Points Question Are there within-person associations between social media use (time) and depressive symptoms across...


Suicides in Adolescents—An Evolutionary Approach Based on Epigenetic Thinking
June 12, 2025 Suicide in adolescents has been known since ancient times. This vulnerable period of life is characterized by a bundle of...


JAMA: Early-Childhood Tablet Use and Outbursts of Anger
May 20, 2025 Key Points Question Do higher levels of early-childhood tablet use undermine emotional regulation or is it the other way...


THE GUARDIAN: Almost half of young people would prefer a world without internet, UK study finds
May 20, 2025 Almost half of young people would rather live in a world where the internet does not exist, according to a new survey. ...


SCREEN TIME STATISTICS
Apr. 16, 2025 Last updated Jan. 30, 2025 _ Worldwide, people spend an average of 6 hours and 40 minutes per day on screens. _ In the...


THE LANCET: School phone policies and their association with mental wellbeing, phone use, and social media use (SMART Schools): a cross-sectional observational study
Apr. 16, 2025 Background Poor mental health in adolescents can negatively affect sleep, physical activity and academic performance, and...


Screen time and manic symptoms in early adolescents: prospective findings from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study
Mar. 9, 2025 Purpose This study aimed to examine prospective associations between screen time and manic symptoms in early adolescents,...
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