Digital Media Use and Child Health and Development
In this systematic review and meta-analysis, digital media use was consistently associated with risks to child and adolescent health and development, particularly for social media. These findings highlight the need for targeted, multifaceted policies and interventions to mitigate potential harms from digital media exposure.
Authors
- Samantha Teague (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0487-7307)
- Klaire Somoray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7521-1425)
- D. C. S. Hutchinson
- Adrian Shatte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6225-9697)
- Daniel J. Miller
- Harrison Wildman
- Andrew Crawford
- Kristian Moss
- Diana Kayal
Institutions
- Royal Children's Hospital (AU)
- Deakin University (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (AU)
- James Cook University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Pediatrics
- Published
- 2026-03-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.0085
- Primary Topic
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00