ArticleHeliyon2019
Digital media and depressive symptoms among Chinese adolescents: A cross-sectional study.
Article in Heliyon, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Does Leisure Boredom Predict Short Video Addiction in Adolescents?The Psychiatric quarterly · 2026Article
- Comparative Trends in the Burden of Depressive Disorders in China and Globally, 1990-2021: Evidence From the Global Burden of Disease 2021.Alpha psychiatry · 2026Article
- [Adolescent depressive disorder: prevalence, risk factors, current status of diagnosis and treatment, and challenges].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2026Article
- Solid fuel use, socioeconomic status and depression: a cross-study of older adults in China.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
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- Associations of Face-to-Face and Instant Messaging Family Communication and Their Contents With Family Wellbeing and Personal Happiness Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Socioeconomic status and depressive symptoms in older people with the mediation role of social support: A population-based longitudinal study.International journal of methods in psychiatric research · 2021Article
- Psychological Correlates of Sedentary Screen Time Behaviour Among Children and Adolescents: a Narrative Review.Current obesity reports · 2020Review
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Abstract
This study was designed to investigate the association between new digital media and depressive symptoms in a representative Chinese adolescent sample. An existing national data source was used, that surveyed 16,205 Chinese adolescents in 2013-2014. Adolescents who spent more time on screen activities or less time on non-screen activities were significantly more likely to have depressive symptoms. New digital media had a greater association on girls than boys regarding depression. The association of new digital media on depression also showed a decreased trend across economic regions with the lower economically developed western area showing the greatest link between digital media and depression, although this association was still significant in all economic regions.
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