Digital Media Use and ADHD Symptoms
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Excessive digital media use and ADHD symptoms may reinforce each other in a complex manner.
“A reciprocal relationship, with higher digital media use predicting increased ADHD symptoms, and higher ADHD symptoms predicting increased digital has also been reported (Sibley and Coxe, 2018; AdelantadoRenau et al., 2019) suggesting that excessive digital media use and ADHD symptoms may reinforce each other in a complex manner.”
From The impact of digital technology, social media, and artificial intelligence on cognitive functions: a review (2023) · cites this paper as Sibley and Coxe, 2018
A reciprocal relationship has been reported, with higher digital media use predicting increased ADHD symptoms and higher ADHD symptoms predicting increased digital media use.
“A reciprocal relationship, with higher digital media use predicting increased ADHD symptoms, and higher ADHD symptoms predicting increased digital has also been reported (Sibley and Coxe, 2018; AdelantadoRenau et al., 2019) suggesting that excessive digital media use and ADHD symptoms may reinforce each other in a complex manner.”
From The impact of digital technology, social media, and artificial intelligence on cognitive functions: a review (2023) · cites this paper as Sibley and Coxe, 2018
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- Authors
- Sibley, M. H., & Coxe, S. J.
- Affiliations
- Florida International University (US)
- Venue
- JAMA
- Publisher
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Published
- 2018-12-25
- Volume
- 320
- Issue
- 24
- Pages
- 2599
- ISSN
- 0002-9955 (ISSN-L)
- 0098-7484
- OpenAlex
- W2906174216
- Cited by
- 8
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2019: 1
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- JAMA (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Education › Child Development and Digital Technology
- Keywords
- digital media use, ADHD symptoms, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, screen time, children and adolescents
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Humans, Internet
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