TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Longitudinal association between smartphone ownership and depression among schoolchildren under COVID-19 pandemic
JO  - Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
A1  - Adachi, Masaki
A1  - Takahashi, Michio
A1  - Shinkawa, Hiroki
A1  - Mori, Hiroyuki
A1  - Nishimura, Tomoko
A1  - Nakamura, Kazuhiko
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Under the COVID-19 pandemic, concerns regarding prolonged screen time and mental health effects in children have increased. We examined the association of depression with smartphone ownership in school children at four time points: September 2019, July 2020, December 2020, and March 2021. The analysis revealed an interaction between group and time, indicating that depressive symptoms among smartphone owners were significantly more severe than in the other group. These results were clearer for fourth-year students, pointing that smartphone possession at younger ages may be a risk factor for mental health in the new lifestyle caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0933-7954
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-021-02196-5
ID  - ref1
ER  -