Online media consumption and depression in young people: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Highlights：

• Previous findings on the use of online media and depressive symptoms have been contradictory.

• This may be due to different media types and measures to assess online media.

• We found a small bi-directional association between online media use and depressive symptoms.

• Effect sizes were greater for addiction measures than time spent on online media.

• Depressive symptoms may be linked to one's online experience than actual or perceived time spent online.

摘要

•Previous findings on the use of online media and depressive symptoms have been contradictory.•This may be due to different media types and measures to assess online media.•We found a small bi-directional association between online media use and depressive symptoms.•Effect sizes were greater for addiction measures than time spent on online media.•Depressive symptoms may be linked to one's online experience than actual or perceived time spent online.

论文关键词：Internet,Smartphone,Social media,Gaming,Depressive symptoms,Young people

论文评审过程：Received 9 September 2021, Revised 18 November 2021, Accepted 1 December 2021, Available online 4 December 2021, Version of Record 8 December 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.107129