There has been a notable increase in social media and Internet use over recent decades,
not only for social interaction or entertainment, but also for working and meeting tools, as …

Social media has rapidly transformed the ways in which adolescents socialize and interact
with the world, which has contributed to ongoing public debate about whether social media …

We propose an adaptation of Urie Bronfenbrenner's bioecological theory, neo-ecological
theory. As bioecological theory was developed in the 20th century, it requires significant …

Adolescents spend much of their daily lives online, and fears abound that digital technology
use, and social media in particular, is harming their social and emotional development …

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the health, safety, and daily lives of all individuals.
Adolescents may be uniquely sensitive to this abrupt disruption in their lives due to the …

Background Digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) have the potential to improve the
efficiency, accessibility and effectiveness of mental health services for young people, with …

In response to the mass adoption and extensive usage of Internet‐enabled devices across
the world, a major review published in this journal in 2019 examined the impact of Internet …

The rapidly expanding universe of information, media, and learning experiences available
through digital technology is creating unique opportunities and vulnerabilities for children …

Digital inequality scholarship has consistently found that people from varying societal
positions experience digital media in their lives in divergent ways. Therefore, the growing …

Belongingness is a key factor in the psychological development and school adjustment of
children and adolescents. Going beyond the existing literature, the present study evaluated …