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SynthesisFrontiers in public health2021

Digital Media Use and Adolescents' Mental Health During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Laura Marciano, Michelle Ostroumova, Peter Johannes Schulz, Anne-Linda Camerini

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Synthesis in Frontiers in public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 162 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

162 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Laura MarcianoFaculty of Communication, Culture and Society, USI Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland.
Michelle OstroumovaFaculty of Communication, Culture and Society, USI Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland.
Peter Johannes SchulzFaculty of Communication, Culture and Society, USI Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland.
Anne-Linda CameriniFaculty of Communication, Culture and Society, USI Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Covid-19 physical distancing measures had a detrimental effect on adolescents' mental health. Adolescents worldwide alleviated the negative experiences of social distancing by spending more time on digital devices. Through a systematic literature search in eight academic databases (including Eric, Proquest Sociology, Communication & Mass Media Complete, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Pubmed, and Web of Science), the present systematic review and meta-analysis first summarized the existing evidence from 30 studies, published up to September 2021, on the link between mental health and digital media use in adolescents during Covid-19. Digital media use measures included social media, screen time, and digital media addiction. Mental health measures were grouped into conceptually similar dimensions, such as well-being, ill-being, social well-being, lifestyle habits, and Covid-19-related stress. Results showed that, although most studies reported a positive association between ill-being and social media use (

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COVID-19PandemicsAdolescentHumansInternetMental HealthSARS-CoV-2adolescenceCovid-19 pandemicmedia addictionmental healthreviewsocial mediawell-being

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PMID35186872
PMCPMC8848548

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