Digital Media, Anxiety, and Depression in Children
Digital Media, Anxiety, and Depression in Children
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DOI：
10.1542/peds.2016-1758g
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发表时间：
2017-11-01
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8
通讯作者：
Cantor, Joanne
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作者：
Hoge, Elizabeth;Bickham, David;Cantor, Joanne
人们越来越担心数字技术对儿童情绪健康的影响，特别是在恐惧、焦虑和抑郁方面。焦虑和抑郁这两个心理健康类别将一起讨论，因为有显著的症状重叠和共病。早期的研究探索了传统媒体（如电视，电影）对儿童急性恐惧的影响，这可能导致焦虑和难以补救的相关睡眠障碍。最近的研究涉及新媒体的互动性，特别是社交媒体，以及它们对焦虑和抑郁的影响。调查的主要议题包括：与基于技术的负面社会比较相关的焦虑和抑郁，由于使用替代数字媒体而缺乏情绪调节技能导致的焦虑，由于使用替代数字媒体而避免社交互动导致的社交焦虑，由于担心联系不充分而导致的焦虑，以及焦虑，抑郁，和自杀作为网络欺凌和相关行为的结果。越来越多的研究证实了数字媒体与抑郁症之间的关系。虽然有证据表明，更多的电子媒体使用与抑郁症状有关，但也有证据表明，在某些情况下，数字通信的社会性质可能会被利用来改善情绪和促进健康。需要更多的研究来探索这些可能性。
There are growing concerns about the impact of digital technologies on children's emotional well-being, particularly regarding fear, anxiety, and depression. The 2 mental health categories of anxiety and depression will be discussed together because there is significant symptom overlap and comorbidity. Early research has explored the impact of traditional media (eg, television, movies) on children's acute fears, which can result in anxieties and related sleep disturbances that are difficult to remedy. More recent research deals with the interactive nature of newer media, especially social media, and their impacts on anxiety and depression. Key topics of inquiry include the following: anxiety and depression associated with technology-based negative social comparison, anxiety resulting from lack of emotionregulation skills because of substituted digital media use, social anxiety from avoidance of social interaction because of substituted digital media use, anxiety because of worries about being inadequately connected, and anxiety, depression, and suicide as the result of cyberbullying and related behavior. A growing body of research confirms the relationship between digital media and depression. Although there is evidence that greater electronic media use is associated with depressive symptoms, there is also evidence that the social nature of digital communication may be harnessed in some situations to improve mood and to promote health-enhancing strategies. Much more research is needed to explore these possibilities.