Dose-Response Associations of Internet Use Time and Internet Addiction With Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese Children and Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Study.
Juanjuan LiWeidi SunZeyu LuoYi LiuXuanyin HuangDenan JiangShuting LiJia MengFang GuRonghua ZhangPeige SongPublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2024)
Findings suggested that excessive internet use time and IA behaviors were significantly associated with an increased risk of depressive symptoms, highlighting the importance of interventions to regulate and educate about adequate internet use during childhood and adolescence.