ReviewHeliyon2022
The impact of media on children during the COVID-19 pandemic: A narrative review.
Review in Heliyon, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Developmental Delays Across Gross Motor, Fine Motor, Language and Social Domains in Malaysian Children Aged 6-59 Months.Child: care, health and development · 2026Article
- Relationship Between Lifestyle During School Years, Ocular Biomechanics and Refractive Status in Adult Myopes.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Article
- "Let me take the lead": Qualitative Findings From the Parent-Preferred Topics for Childhood Obesity Study.AJPM focus · 2025Article
- Promoting resilience and mental well-being among immigrants in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- A Narrative Review of Multifactorial Determinants of Childhood Eating Behaviors: Insights and Interventions Using the Social Ecological Model.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Digital Device Usage and Childhood Cognitive Development: Exploring Effects on Cognitive Abilities.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Exposure and power of TV food advertising during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: a content analysis.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The challenges of screen time in children with typical development and children with developmental disorders during COVID-19 pandemic.Translational pediatrics · 2023Article
- Revolutionizing ocular cancer management: a narrative review on exploring the potential role of ChatGPT.Frontiers in public health · 2023Review
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Abstract
Although mobile technologies are a fundamental part of daily life, several studies have shown increased use of electronic devices, TV, and gaming during childhood in conjunction with the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus affected almost every country, causing uncertainty about the future, social isolation, and distress. This narrative review has searched the scientific literature in the field focusing on children. A non-systematic literature review was conducted in May 2022. Various databases were employed to conduct the document research for this paper, such as "Google Scholar", "PubMed", "Web of Science". Keywords for the search included "screen time", "media", "digital use", "social media", "COVID-19", "pandemic", "lockdown", "children", "effect of media on children during COVID". It was found that both children and adolescents seem to have used technologies to confront struggles provoked by COVID-19, such as the onset or exacerbation of symptoms of anxiety, depression, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. However, moreover, other studies have suggested that increased media use can have positive effects on children depending on usage and monitoring by the parents.
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