ReviewJournal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners
Screen Media Overuse and Associated Physical, Cognitive, and Emotional/Behavioral Outcomes in Children and Adolescents: An Integrative Review.
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A systematic review on the eating behaviors of youth exceeding electronic device recommendations.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- The Impact of Sleep Loss on Screen Time in Children: Secondary Analyses of a Randomised Crossover Trial Using Objective Measures of Screen Time.Pediatric obesity · 2025Trial
- Longitudinal associations between preschoolers' 24-h movement behaviors and development of self-regulation, executive function, vocabulary, and numeracy.BMC public health · 2025Trial
- Beyond Survival: Parents' Experiences and Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives on Family-Centred Care for Children with Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease: A Qualitative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Personal Time, Parental Fairness, School Adjustment and Physical Activity Levels as Indicators of Executive Functions in Children and Adolescents.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Screens and Teens: A youth participatory action research approach to developing a survey to assess sexual health risks in the digital age.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026Article
- Subjective happiness moderates the relationship between implicit and explicit attitudes and excessive digital media use among adolescents.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Screen exposure and social cognition: examining the relationships between screen time, smartphone addiction, internet addiction, and theory of mind components in adolescents.Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS · 2026Article
- Associations of Sleep, Screen Time, and Extracurricular Activities With Cognitive Development: A Longitudinal Study.Journal of adolescence · 2026Article
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- Screen Time, Digital Content Quality, and Parental Mediation as Predictors of Linguistic and Pragmatic Development: Implications for Pediatric and Preventive Health.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Extracurricular activities as a moderator of the association between screen time and executive functions in children.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Adolescent screen time, anxiety/depression, and alcohol/e-cigarette use: evidence from the ABCD study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Associations Between Screen Time, Sleep, and Executive Function in School-Aged Children and Adolescents: The Moderating Role of Digital Content and Age.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Associations between social media and crystallized and fluid performance trajectories in early adolescence.Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence · 2025Article
- Digital screen exposure in infants, children and adolescents: a systematic review of existing recommendations.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2025Review
- Sleep Duration and Screen Time in Young Children with Mild Language Delays.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Perspectives From Multidisciplinary Professionals in France on Shared Patient Portals for Integrated Pediatric Rehabilitation: Qualitative Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2025Article
- "No rest for me tonight": A social-ecological exploration of insomnia in rural Appalachian women.Sleep health · 2025Article
- Relationship between screen use and internalizing/externalizing problems among preschoolers: the mediation of circadian rhythm.Pediatric research · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionScreen media overuse is seen as a public health concern because of its negative effects on child and adolescent health. This integrative literature review examines recent empirical evidence on the relationship between screen media overuse and physical, cognitive, and emotional/behavioral outcomes in children and adolescents.
methodsEmpirical research of experimental design, observational studies, and systematic reviews from several data sources was reviewed and synthesized to form the basis of this integrative review.
resultsScreen media overuse is associated with poor sleep quality, shorter sleep duration, greater likelihood for overweight/obesity, lower executive functioning, poorer academic performance, and increased internalizing and externalizing problems. Bidirectional associations may exist. DISCUSSION: Findings support the importance of understanding the impact of screen media use on health and wellbeing. Generating screen time guidelines and developing effective prevention/intervention strategies are critical to mitigating screen media overuse and its adverse outcomes in children and families.
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