• Evidence from a variety of cross-sectional, longitudinal and empirical studies implicate
smartphone and social media use in the increase in mental distress, self-injurious behaviour …

Background Over the past decade, smartphone use has become widespread amongst
today's children and young people (CYP) which parallels increases in poor mental health in …

This review enhances the existing literature on relationships between problematic
smartphone use (PSU), psychopathology, addictive personality, and online social …

Objective Increases in depression among adolescents have been concurrent with increases
in digital media use. In this article, recent trends in mental health among US adolescents …

Objective In the past decade, since the innovation of the smartphone, there has been an
increase in depression, anxiety, and suicidality among teenagers and young adults. The …

Background The percentage of smartphone users—especially among minors—is growing,
and so is the body of literature hinting at increasing rates of problematic smartphone use in …

Background European studies on determinants and factors associated with problematic
smartphone use (PSU) in children and adolescents are still sparse. This study reports the …

Problematic smartphone use in adolescent students can impair their mental health and
behavior, thereby affecting academic performance and interpersonal relationships as well …

Evidence suggests that social media can impact detrimentally on children and young
people's mental health. At the same time, social media use can be beneficial and have …

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 …