Leisure Screen Time, Internet Gaming Disorder, and Mental Health Among Chinese Adolescents: Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Study
Both excessive LST and IGD are independently associated with mental health disorders in adolescents, with IGD showing a substantially stronger association. This study is distinct from prior research by simultaneously investigating both screen time quantity and addictive usage patterns, and by comprehensively assessing 5 distinct mental health outcomes. Longitudinal studies are needed to better understand the long-term effects.
Authors
- Ting Yu
- Sirui Zheng
- Mengyu Fan
- Xunying Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6754-9773)
- Xia Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5878-8986)
- Tao Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3826-8179)
- Jiaojiao Hou
- Jinyu Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3346-4805)
- Bin Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7231-6678)
- Rong Xiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0078-2183)
- Jiangbo Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1400-2854)
- Xin Yue Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2343-5835)
- Linna Sha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7117-8804)
- Qin Deng
- Yang Qu
Institutions
- Sichuan University (CN)
- West China Medical Center of Sichuan University (CN)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
- Published
- 2025-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/80737
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00