SynthesisChild and adolescent mental health2023
Review: Digital experiences and their impact on the lives of adolescents with pre-existing anxiety, depression, eating and nonsuicidal self-injury conditions - a systematic review.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Social Media Use and Internalizing Symptoms in Clinical and Community Adolescent Samples: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA pediatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Evaluability and feasibility of an intervention combining gaming and social activities to improve mental wellbeing and health behaviour in adolescents facing social challenges.BMC pediatrics · 2026Trial
- Adolescents' Experiences of Social Media Content Types and Wellbeing: A Photo-Elicitation Interview Study.Journal of adolescence · 2026Article
- Beyond Screen Time: Parent-Adolescent Relationship as a Mediating Pathway Between Problematic Internet Use and Psychological Well-Being Among Malaysian Adolescents.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Algorithmic recommendation and adolescent mental health: a grounded theory study of social and commercial determinants.BMC public health · 2026Article
- From overuse to self-control: impact of a psychosocial skills program in preventing internet addiction among Tunisian adolescents.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Prevalence and attributable risk of depressive and anxiety symptoms among secondary school students: the role of maternal mental health and other risk factors.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- 'Digital Insight and Agency Scale' (DIAS): A Novel Tool to Illuminate Young People's Agency in Mitigating the Negative Impact of Digital Activities on Their Mental Health.International journal of methods in psychiatric research · 2026Article
- Review
- Navigating self-injury in a digital world: adolescents' perspectives on coping, help-seeking, and technology.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Implementing Digital Tools for Mental Health Support in Young Individuals in Colombia: Mixed Methods Feasibility Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Digital Media-related Problems Contributing to Psychiatric Hospitalizations Among Children and Adolescents Before and After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic.Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Article
- Understanding Youth Online Experiences and Mental Health: Development and Validation of the Digital Activity and Feelings Inventory (DAFI).International journal of methods in psychiatric research · 2025Article
- A harsher reality for adolescents with depression on social media.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Perspectives of clinicians on the potential impact of social media on social and emotional wellbeing, training needs, and screening recommendations: a preliminary examination.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Observational
- [Digital media use and mental health in adolescents-a narrative review].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2024Review
- The Associations between Lifestyle Habits and Anxiety: A Prospective Study on Adolescents One Year after the Outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Synthesizing perspectives: Crafting an Interdisciplinary view of social media's impact on young people's mental health.PloS one · 2024Article
- Screen media activity in youth: A critical review of mental health and neuroscience findings.Journal of mood and anxiety disorders · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundPublished systematic reviews provide evidence linking positive and negative digital experiences to adolescent mental health. However, these reviews focus on the general public rather than the digital experiences of adolescents with different pre-existing mental health conditions and so may be limited in their clinical relevance. We review publications relating to anxiety, depression, eating disorders and nonsuicidal self-injury to identify common and condition-specific digital experiences and how these may be implicated in the origins and maintenance of these mental health conditions.
methodsA systematic literature search using a combination of mental health, digital experience (including social media use), and age of the target population terms was conducted on four databases. Detailed findings from the included studies were summarised using a combination of thematic and narrative methods.
resultsFive qualitative and 21 quantitative studies met the eligibility criteria for inclusion (n = 5021). Nine studies included adolescents with depression, one with eating problems, two with nonsuicidal self-injury and 14 with multiple emotional health conditions. The review identified six themes related to the target populations' digital experiences: (a) social connectivity and peer support; (b) escape and/or distraction; (c) social validation and social comparison; (d) accessing/creation of potentially harmful content; (e) cyberbullying; and (f) difficulties with self-regulation during engagement with digital media.
conclusionsDigital practices of adolescents with pre-existing clinical vulnerabilities are complex and encompass a range of positive and negative experiences, which appear to have common elements across different clinical populations. The literature is currently too limited to identify disorder-specific practices, with too few direct or indirect comparisons between conditions.
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