Background Research points to a high depression burden among youth during the COVID-
19 pandemic; however, a lack of systematic evidence exists. We determine the change in …

Globally, youth have experienced heightened levels of stress due to the COVID-19
pandemic, though many youth showed resilience to mental health problems despite this …

Children today are conceived and live in a sea of wireless radiation that did not exist when
their parents were born. The launch of the digital age continues to transform the capacity to …

There are opposing views on the relationship between adolescents' use of the Internet and
their well-being, eg the Internet-enhanced self-disclosure hypothesis and the Evolutionary …

Background Restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic have led to increased screen-
viewing among children, especially during strict periods of lockdown. However, the extent to …

Background During the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, adolescents' mental health was largely
undermined. A general increment in screen time was reported. However, the long-term …

During recent decades, there has been a growing consideration of the role of blue and
green spaces on mental health of children, but there is insufficient attention in the literature …

Background Natural green environments are beneficial to people's mental health, while too
much screen time may be harmful to adolescents' mental health. However, it is not clear how …

Screen media are ubiquitous in human life across all age, cultural and socioeconomic
groups. The ceaseless and dynamic growth of technological possibilities has given rise to …

Importance Limited systematic information on familial factors and perception of the benefits
and harms of internet use by youths is available. Much of the current research has been …