Children's mental health and recreation: Limited evidence for associations with screen use.
Katarzyna Kostyrka-AllchorneNicholas R CooperAndrew SimpsonEdmund J S Sonuga-BarkePublished in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2020)
Depending on the specific psychological difficulties, children are either less likely to participate in non-digital recreation or are more likely to use screen media or multitask with media. Interventions for children, who experience emotional or behavioural difficulties, are needed to improve participation in non-digital recreation.