Background With the continuous improvement in economic levels in various countries and
the rapid development of the Internet, adolescents' Internet use has become increasingly …

Background The number of internet users has increased substantially in the last decade and
these increasing rates of internet use also apply to children. Children usually have poorer …

Background The digital divide between urban and rural adolescents is widening. Many
existing studies have found an association between internet use and adolescent mental …

Objective To examine the effect of pathological use of the Internet on the mental health,
including anxiety and depression, of adolescents in China. It is hypothesized that …

Objective: To evaluate the associations between problematic Internet use (PIU) and physical
and psychological symptoms among Chinese adolescents, and to investigate the possible …

Introduction In current digital era, adolescents' Internet use has increased exponentially, with
the Internet playing a more and more important role in their education and entertainment …

Introduction Internet addiction (IA) is becoming a significant public health issue that requires
urgent attention, especially for adolescents. Previous studies mainly focused on the risk …

Background: To investigate the independent association between different types of
emotional and behavioral problems and Internet use (ie, Internet use time and problematic …

Given the increasing use of the Internet in China, the relationship between Internet use and
population health has been receiving increased academic attention. However, the current …

The traditional view is that mental symptoms and problematic Internet use are positively
related. Still, other researchers have questioned this view, and they believe that mental …