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Background: To examine the impact of peer victimization on digital media consumption in children and adolescents Methods: After informed consent, psychosocial measurements and variables related to digital media use were collected from 186 children and adolescents recruited from three university hospitals in the Seoul metropolitan area. The participants were stratified by peer victimization status and group comparisons were performed. The group that experienced peer bullying was significantly more likely to be depressed and use online pornography. However, other digital media consumption did not demonstrate significant differences between the two groups. Discussion: Peer victimization was associated with online pornography use in children and adolescents. They may use such explicit content as a means to modify their depressed mood status, resulted from bullying. Exposure to age-inappropriate or harmful content may further exert a negative impact on mental health such as shame or guilt. More attention will be required to monitor the use of digital media among children experiencing social exclusion and bullying. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Problematic Internet use is a major community mental health problem because it can pose a major challenge to the mental health of children and adolescents. It is not enough to simply treat problems after they occur, and the most effective management is achieved when primary prevention, secondary prevention, and tertiary prevention are applied equally to the community. Therefore, based on this public health model, we would like to introduce literacy promotion and prevention education for problematic Internet use, universal screening and short-term intervention for problem groups, and individual case management models accordingly. Currently, Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) and DAGIM Plus case management programs are being implemented at Nowon Community addiction management center in Seoul. Information on this process will be provided along with the data. This will provide participants with ideas for applying good practices of community engagement to other countries and regions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This study aims to identify the latent subtypes through Mental Health Literacy (MHL) for Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) in adolescents and confirm the differences between the subtypes in demographics, Internet usage time, the number of prevention education for IGD or problematic smartphone usage, mental health, and addiction level. Methods: For this study, secondary data was used from the 2019 smart digital media survey for youth, conducted in a district in Seoul, by the Nowon Community Addiction Center. Altogether, 1,936 middle and high school students (14-18 years old) were analyzed. Thirteen items of the MHL questionnaire were used as classification criteria for latent profile analysis (LPA). Thereafter, the difference in characteristics between the classified subtypes was confirmed by One-way ANOVA and Chi-square Test through variables such as mental health and addiction level. Results: Three latent subtypes of MHL for IGD in adolescents were identified as: "low perception-prefer traditional resources" type (12.4%), "moderate perception-prefer family resources" type (49.3%), and "high perception-prefer professional resources" type (38.3%). In addition, it was confirmed that there were differences between subtypes in terms of gender, age, Family Affluence Scale, e-learning time in weeks, mental health problems, smartphone addiction risk scores, and IGD scores. Conclusion: Based on the results, practical interventions are required including customized prevention considering the differences in characteristics among three types of adolescent MHL. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]