Teens, screens and quarantine; the relationship between adolescent media use and mental health prior to and during COVID-19

This study examines associations between media use and mental health for adolescents prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using two separate datasets that sampled adolescents (8th, 10th, and 12th graders) in 2018 (n = 31,825) and 2020 (n = 1,523), mental health (hopelessness and happiness), me...

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Main Authors: Jane Shawcroft, Megan Gale, Sarah M. Coyne, Jean M. Twenge, Jason S. Carroll, W. Brad Wilcox, Spencer James
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-07-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022011860