ReviewCMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne2020
Smartphones, social media use and youth mental health.
Review in CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 194 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
194 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
- A rapid review of home-based activities that can promote mental wellness during the COVID-19 pandemic.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Social Media Usage and Development of Psychiatric Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence: A Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Pooled it
- The effect of the Yara smartphone application on anxiety, sleep quality, and suicidal thoughts in patients with major depressive disorder in Iran: a randomized controlled trial.BMC psychiatry · 2024Trial
- A blended face-to-face and smartphone intervention to improve suicide prevention literacy and help-seeking intentions among construction workers: a randomised controlled trial.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2023Trial
- Randomized Controlled Evaluation of a Group-Based Training for Parents of Adolescents with Gaming Disorder or Social Network Use Disorder.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- TheCMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2026Article
- Does Timing Matter? Age of First Mobile Phone Acquisition and Psychological Outcomes in Middle and Late Adolescence.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2026Article
- The Relationship Between Combined Lifestyle Behaviors and Mental Illness in Emerging Adults: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Adolescent social media use and psychiatric outcomes: a longitudinal mediation analysis via interpersonal distrust, sleep, and self-image.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Paternal parenting styles, smartphone addiction and the mediating role of self-efficacy in adolescents.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Article
- Social Media Usage and Its Association With the Social Media Addiction Questionnaire Scale Among Early Adolescents.JAACAP open · 2026Article
- Adolescents' Mental Health Concerns in Pre- and During COVID-19: Roles of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Emotional Resilience.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Article
- 24-h smartphone usage patterns in university students using high-granularity tracking.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Vaginal Foreign Body Insertion in Adolescents Influenced by Social Media: A Three-Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
- Nomophobia, anxiety, and social comparison orientation: Associations with physical health symptoms among college students.Journal of American college health : J of ACH · 2026Article
- Physical-Digital and social-nonsocial extracurricular engagement: differential effects on brain development and psychological outcomes in children.Translational psychiatry · 2026Article
- Cognitive modeling of real-world behavior for understanding mental health.Trends in cognitive sciences · 2026Review
- Depression-Related Stigma Among Black and Latinx Youths: Guidance for Stigma Reduction Interventions.Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Article
- The relation between social media use and novel psychoactive substance use among adolescents - the mediating role of internalizing and externalizing behaviors.BMC psychology · 2026Article
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