Prospective Associations Between Early Adolescent Problematic Screen Use, Mental Health, Sleep, and Substance Use
Early adolescent problematic screen use is prospectively associated with poor mental and behavioral health outcomes 1 year later, extending prior cross-sectional findings. Clinicians can assess not only screen time but also problematic screen use and provide guidance to adolescents and parents, including the development of a family media plan.
Authors
- Fiona C. Baker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9602-6165)
- Joan Shim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3302-6293)
- Priyadharshini Balasubramanian
- Abubakr A A Al-Shoaibi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6513-9984)
- Kyle T. Ganson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3889-3716)
- Iris Yuefan Shao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6933-5971)
- Chloe M. Cheng
- Jinbo He
- Jason M. Nagata
- Orsolya Kiss
- Alexander Testa
Institutions
- SRI International (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- University of California System (US)
- Menlo School (US)
- Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (CN)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Preventive Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2025.108248
- Primary Topic
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00