The dangers of the rabbit hole: Reflections on social media as a portal into a distorted world of edited bodies and eating disorder risk and the role of algorithms

JA Harriger, JA Evans, JK Thompson, TL Tylka - Body Image, 2022 - Elsevier
The relationship between social media usage and body image has been well-established in
the literature; however, social media companies' use of algorithms may intensify this …

COVID-19 and screen-based sedentary behaviour: systematic review of digital screen time and metabolic syndrome in adolescents

S Musa, R Elyamani, I Dergaa - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Aim The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted governments around the globe to implement
various restriction policies, including lockdown, social distancing, and school closures …

[HTML][HTML] Mobile media education as a tool to reduce problematic smartphone use: Results of a randomised impact evaluation

M Gui, T Gerosa, G Argentin, L Losi - Computers & Education, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years a public debate has been growing around mobile media and young people,
as research has found adverse relationships between the intensive use of smartphones and …

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents: an opportunity to build resilient systems

E Nadeem, A R. Van Meter - American Journal of Health …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents is significant. Educational progress
and mental health, in particular, have been negatively affected. Among youth from …

Mental Well-Being Among Adversity-Exposed Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic

JH Raney, S Weinstein, KT Ganson, A Testa… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Further research is needed to understand factors associated with well-being
during the COVID-19 pandemic among adolescents who have experienced adverse …

[HTML][HTML] Youth screen use in the ABCD® study

KS Bagot, RL Tomko, AT Marshall, J Hermann… - Developmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Adolescent screen usage is ubiquitous and influences development and behavior.
Longitudinal screen usage data coupled with psychometrically valid constructs of …

Longitudinal associations of screen time, physical activity, and sleep duration with body mass index in US youth

J Zink, R Booker, DL Wolff-Hughes, NB Allen… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background Youth use different forms of screen time (eg, streaming, gaming) that may be
related to body mass index (BMI). Screen time is non-independent from other behaviors …

The tic in TikTok and (where) all systems go: Mass social media induced illness and Munchausen's by internet as explanatory models for social media associated …

A Giedinghagen - Clinical child psychology and psychiatry, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper explores the recent phenomenon of adolescents presenting en masse (both
online and in clinical settings) with symptoms seemingly acquired from viewing illness …

Anorexia nervosa and the COVID-19 pandemic among young people: a sco** review

AC Schlissel, TK Richmond, M Eliasziw… - Journal of Eating …, 2023 - Springer
Background The extent to which the recent global COVID-19 Pandemic has impacted young
people with restrictive eating disorders [ie, anorexia nervosa (AN) and atypical anorexia …

The Role of the pediatrician in the promotion of healthy, active living

ND Muth, C Bolling, T Hannon, M Sharifi - Pediatrics, 2024 - publications.aap.org
Few children and adolescents meet federal nutrition or physical activity recommendations,
and many experience poor or inadequate sleep and negative health effects from screen use …