Longitudinal association between smartphone ownership and depression among schoolchildren under COVID-19 pandemic

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology ◽

10.1007/s00127-021-02196-5 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Masaki Adachi ◽

Michio Takahashi ◽

Hiroki Shinkawa ◽

Hiroyuki Mori ◽

Tomoko Nishimura ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Risk Factor ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Health Effects ◽

School Children ◽

Screen Time ◽

The Other ◽

Time Points ◽

Longitudinal Association ◽

Mental Health Effects

AbstractUnder the COVID-19 pandemic, concerns regarding prolonged screen time and mental health effects in children have increased. We examined the association of depression with smartphone ownership in school children at four time points: September 2019, July 2020, December 2020, and March 2021. The analysis revealed an interaction between group and time, indicating that depressive symptoms among smartphone owners were significantly more severe than in the other group. These results were clearer for fourth-year students, pointing that smartphone possession at younger ages may be a risk factor for mental health in the new lifestyle caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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5.3 SCREEN TIME: THE MENTAL HEALTH EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND GAMING

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.jaac.2019.07.649 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 58 (10) ◽

pp. S138

Author(s):

Paul Weigle

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Social Media ◽

Health Effects ◽

Screen Time ◽

Mental Health Effects

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Polyvictimization by Dating Partners and Mental Health Among U.S. College Students

Violence and Victims ◽

10.1891/0886-6708.23.6.667 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 23 (6) ◽

pp. 667-682 ◽

Cited By ~ 108

Author(s):

Chiara Sabina ◽

Murray A. Straus

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

College Students ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

Health Effects ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Men And Women ◽

Almost All ◽

Mental Health Effects ◽

Future Work

Studies on mental health effects of partner violence often ignore multiple victimizations or polyvictimization. The current study had several objectives: (a) examine the rate of physical, psychological, and sexual victimization and combinations of them (polyvictimization) among a sample of students at 19 U.S. colleges; (b) examine the association between victimization and depressive symptoms and posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms; and (c) examine the relation of polyvictimization to these mental health effects. A substantial number were polyvictims. As predicted, polyvictimization in almost all analyses was the strongest predictor of PTS symptoms for both men and women. Polyvictimization was a significant predictor of depressive symptoms for women. These findings highlight the importance of including polyvictimization in future work on the mental health effects of partner violence.

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