Reciprocal Longitudinal Associations Between Adolescents’ Media Consumption and Psychological Health
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Objective This study investigated reciprocal longitudinal associations between media use/physical activity and adolescents' psychological health.Methods Data were collected between 2011 and 2017 in the LIFE Child study in Germany. The sample included 814 10- to 17-year-old adolescents. The participants provided information on their media use per day (hours of television/video, computer/Internet, and mobile phone use), physical activity (frequency of organized and non-organized physical activity per week), behavioral difficulties (emotional problems, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, peer relationship problems), and quality of life (physical and psychological well-being; satisfaction with parents, peers, and school) at 2 time points 12 months apart. Multiple regressions were applied to analyze reciprocal longitudinal associations between media use/physical activity and behavioral difficulties/quality of life.Results Frequent use of computers/Internet at baseline was associated with an increase in internalizing behavioral difficulties (emotional problems and peer relationship problems) at follow-up. Additionally, a high frequency of computer/Internet and mobile phone use was related to a decrease in psychological well-being, whereas a high frequency of organized physical activity was linked to improved physical well-being. The analyses also revealed a link between more behavioral difficulties at baseline and increased television consumption at follow-up.Conclusion This study suggests mutual dependencies between electronic media use and psychological health over time.
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There was no association between mobile phone use at baseline and internalising symptoms at follow-up, and a negative association between mobile phone use at baseline and psychological well-being at follow-up.
“This study found no association between mobile phone use at baseline and internalising symptoms at follow-up, and a negative association between mobile phone use at baseline and psychological well-being at follow-up.”
From The relationship between screen time and mental health in young people: A systematic review of longitudinal studies (2021) · cites this paper as Poulain et al., 2019
There was no association between television viewing at baseline and both internalising symptoms and psychological wellbeing at follow-up.
“The authors found no association between television viewing at baseline and both internalising symptoms and psychological wellbeing at follow-up.”
From The relationship between screen time and mental health in young people: A systematic review of longitudinal studies (2021) · cites this paper as Poulain et al., 2019
There was a positive association between computer/internet use at baseline and internalising symptoms at follow-up, and a negative association between computer/internet use at baseline and psychological well-being at follow-up.
“The authors reported a positive association between computer/internet use at baseline and internalising symptoms at follow-up, and a negative association between computer/internet use at baseline and psychological well-being at follow-up.”
From The relationship between screen time and mental health in young people: A systematic review of longitudinal studies (2021) · cites this paper as Poulain et al., 2019
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- Authors
- Poulain, T., Vogel, M., Ludwig, J., Grafe, N., Körner, A., & Kiess, W.
- Affiliations
- Leipzig University (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Poulain, Tanja
- Venue
- Academic Pediatrics
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2019-01
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 109-117
- ISSN
- 1876-2859 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2888294244
- Cited by
- 45
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 2
- FWCI
- 12.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Academic Pediatrics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Child Development and Digital Technology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Keywords
- adolescent media use, electronic media, computer and internet use, mobile phone use, television viewing, physical activity, mental health, behavioral problems, internalizing problems, emotional problems, peer relationship problems, quality of life, psychological well-being, physical well-being, bidirectional relationship, LIFE Child study
- MeSH terms
- Problem Behavior, Screen Time, Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Child, Computers, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mental Health, Quality of Life, Exercise, Internet, Cell Phone
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