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Impact of mobile phones and wireless devices use on children and adolescents' mental health: a systematic review.
- Source :
- European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry; Jun2024, Vol. 33 Issue 6, p1621-1651, 31p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Growing use of mobiles phones (MP) and other wireless devices (WD) has raised concerns about their possible effects on children and adolescents' wellbeing. Understanding whether these technologies affect children and adolescents' mental health in positive or detrimental ways has become more urgent following further increase in use since the COVID-19 outbreak. To review the empirical evidence on associations between use of MP/WD and mental health in children and adolescents. A systematic review of literature was carried out on Medline, Embase and PsycINFO for studies published prior to July 15th 2019, PROSPERO ID: CRD42019146750. 25 observational studies published between January 1st 2011 and 2019 were reviewed (ten were cohort studies, 15 were cross-sectional). Overall estimated participant mean age and proportion female were 14.6 years and 47%, respectively. Substantial between-study heterogeneity in design and measurement of MP/WD usage and mental health outcomes limited our ability to infer general conclusions. Observed effects differed depending on time and type of MP/WD usage. We found suggestive but limited evidence that greater use of MP/WD may be associated with poorer mental health in children and adolescents. Risk of bias was rated as 'high' for 16 studies, 'moderate' for five studies and 'low' for four studies. More high-quality longitudinal studies and mechanistic research are needed to clarify the role of sleep and of type of MP/WD use (e.g. social media) on mental health trajectories in children and adolescents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- COMPULSIVE behavior -- Risk factors
COMPETENCY assessment (Law)
INTERNET addiction -- Risk factors
MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems
SOCIAL media
RISK assessment
WIRELESS communications
RESEARCH funding
CELL phones
INTERNALIZING behavior
SYSTEMATIC reviews
MEDLINE
SOCIAL networks
COMMUNICATION
ONLINE education
SLEEP
INTERPERSONAL relations
SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
RADIO waves
EXTERNALIZING behavior
PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems
COVID-19 pandemic
SOCIAL distancing
SOCIAL isolation
WELL-being
ADOLESCENCE
CHILDREN
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10188827
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178130838
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-022-02012-8