A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies on Youth Internet Behavior Using the Positive Youth Development Frameworks.
Background: Positive youth development (PYD) is a strength‐based approach that promotes positive outcomes to support the well‐being of youth. With digital technology becoming central to adolescents' lives, understanding how PYD is related to internet behaviors is crucial. The current study addresses...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Adolescence Vol. 98; no. 3; pp. 724 - 744 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=192727149&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 192727149 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 01401971 JAA jtl: Journal of Adolescence issn: 01401971 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Apr2026 vid: 98 iid: 3 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell artinfo: ui: 192727149 10.1002/jad.70108 ppf: 724 ppct: 20 formats: tig: atl: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies on Youth Internet Behavior Using the Positive Youth Development Frameworks. aug: au: Sirisety, Maneela Datti, Ravi Shanker Mishra, Nidhi Tewari, Ashutosh Akkaraju, Swathi Sampathirao, Revathi affil: Department of Applied Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Visakhapatnam, India Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Visakhapatnam, India Department of Education, College of Arts, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Etcherla, India su: Adolescent development Internet addiction Cyberbullying Mental health Youth development Longitudinal method Digital technology sug: subj: Adolescent development Internet addiction Cyberbullying Mental health Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) Youth development Longitudinal method Digital technology keyword: cyberbullying victimization developmental assets internet addiction internet gaming disorder positive youth development cyberbullying victimization developmental assets internet addiction internet gaming disorder positive youth development ab: Background: Positive youth development (PYD) is a strength‐based approach that promotes positive outcomes to support the well‐being of youth. With digital technology becoming central to adolescents' lives, understanding how PYD is related to internet behaviors is crucial. The current study addresses this growing need by systematically reviewing the studies that examined how PYD‐related constructs are associated with youth internet behaviors over time. Method: This systematic review synthesized findings from 10 longitudinal studies identified from 794 screened records that examined the association between PYD‐related variables and youth internet behaviors. Following PRISMA guidelines, the methodological quality of the studies was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute checklist for cohort studies. A narrative synthesis approach was employed to integrate findings. Result: Findings indicate that high PYD attributes, developmental assets, and school assets were shown to negatively predict problematic internet behaviors, including internet addiction, internet gaming disorder, and cyberbullying victimization, both concurrently and longitudinally. Importantly, these associations were rarely direct. Positive mediators and moderators strengthened the protective effects of PYD, whereas adverse psychological states and contextual risks weakened these associations. Conclusion: This review highlights that PYD functions mainly as a protective developmental resource operating through indirect and conditional pathways in digital contexts. However, the literature remains heavily focused on risk‐oriented internet outcomes, with limited attention to positive forms of digital engagement. Conceptual inconsistencies in PYD operationalization and a strong geographic concentration of studies further underscore the need for more robust, theoretically integrated, and cross‐cultural longitudinal research. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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