ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2021
Different Types of Screen Behavior and Depression in Children and Adolescents.
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- The associations between screen time and mental health in adolescents: a systematic review.BMC psychology · 2023Pooled it
- Associations of dietary patterns and screen time with depressive symptoms among adolescents in Shandong Province, China.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The relationship between screen time and anxiety/depression symptoms in preschool children with autism spectrum disorder: the mediating role of cortical volume.BMC pediatrics · 2025Observational
- Association of types of on-screen content with mental health problems among Chinese adolescents.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Article
- Digital Media Use and Screen Time Exposure Among Youths: A Lifestyle-Based Public Health Concern.Cureus · 2025Review
- Association between children's intended screen time use and behavior problems in Japan: the Hokkaido Study on Environmental and Children's Health.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2025Article
- Genetic predisposition to digital device use and the risk of five psychiatric disorders.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Effects of Smartphone Use on Sleep and Mental Health in Young Adults: Going Beyond Self-Report.Depression and anxiety · 2025Article
- Analysing Digital Engagement Patterns: A Machine Learning Investigation into Social Anxiety Among Adolescents with ADHD.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Screen media activity in youth: A critical review of mental health and neuroscience findings.Journal of mood and anxiety disorders · 2023Article
- Association between duration of electronic screen use for non-educational purposes and depression symptoms among middle and high school students: a cross-sectional study in Zhejiang Province, China.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Lifestyle Prescription for Depression with a Focus on Nature Exposure and Screen Time: A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Screen-based sedentary behaviors but not total sedentary time are associated with anxiety among college students.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between different types of screen behavior and depression, taking into account exercise and sleep among children and adolescents. A total of 23,573 Japanese children and adolescents (aged 8-15 years) participated in this cross-sectional study. Different types of screen behavior, weekly exercise time, sleep duration, and prevalence of depression were assessed using a questionnaire. Independent associations between various types of screen behavior and prevalence of depression were examined using logistic regression analyses after adjusting for age, school, sleep duration, exercise time, and other screen behavior types. A two-way analysis of covariance was conducted to examine whether exercise and sleep can attenuate the negative effects of screen behavior. The associations between screen behavior and depression varied by screen behavior types and participant characteristics. More time spent engaging in newer types of screen behavior, including social media, online games, and online videos, was associated with a higher prevalence of depression. In contrast, more time spent on TV was associated with a lower prevalence of depression. Sufficient exercise can lower the prevalence of depression, regardless of the length of time and content of the screen, and its associations were particularly significant for junior high school girls. Sleep was not associated with the prevalence of depression among any participant group except elementary school boys. Our findings suggest that age- and sex-specific intervention strategies that also consider screen-based behavior can effectively lower the risk of depression in children and adolescents.
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