Anxious adolescents? Digital media use, perceived technological impairment, and internalising problems among 11- to 13-year-olds.
This study examined a wide range of digital media use behaviors and analog activities as predictors of internalising problems (IP, an index of adolescent depression and anxiety) among N = 1,510 11-to 13-year-olds residing in Florida. In an attempt to better understand the relationship between digita...
| Publicado en: | Behaviour & Information Technology Vol. 45; no. 12; pp. 2818 - 2837 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Aug2026
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