Advertising

Title: Adolescent exposure to food and alcohol advertising on TV in the U.S., 2013-2022

Author(s): Powell, LM; Leider, J; Schermbeck, RM; Harris, JL

Source: AJPM FOCUS Volume: 4 Issue: 6 Published Date: 2025 DEC

 

Title: Analysing celebrity and influencer marketing of food and beverages to adolescents on Instagram

Author(s): Khan, R; Tanweer, A; Suggs, LS

Source: PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION Volume: 28 Issue: 1 Published Date: 2025 AUG 27

 

Title: Quenching Gen Z’s thirst: Teen-targeted beverage marketing on TikTok

Author(s):  Truman, E; Shi, SS; Elliott, C

Source: YOUNG CONSUMERS Published Date: 2025 OCT 31

 

Title: Targeting teens: Social media weapons marketing

Author(s):  Soria, HM; Doore, SA

Source: 2025 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ETHICS IN ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, ETHICS EVANSTON, JUN 06-08, 2025 Published Date: 2025

 

Title: Adequateness of digital advertisements in children’s streaming content: A preliminary study

Author(s): Baldassarre, MT; Ragone, A; Tibidò, S

Source: 24TH ANNUAL ACM INTERACTION DESIGN AND CHILDREN CONFERENCE, IDC REYKJAVIK, ICELAND JUN 23-26, 2025 Pages: 1005-1009 Published Date: 2025

 

Title: Young children’s (aged 3 to 8 years) food and beverage brand exposure on YouTube and YouTube Kids: An observational study and content analysis

Author(s): Fleming-Milici, F; Gershman, H; Agresta, HO; McCann, M; Harris, J

Source: JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS Volume: 125 Issue: 10 Published Date: 2025 OCT

 

Title: The association between exposure to food marketing and dietary intake among youth in six countries

Author(s): Vergeer, L; Gillis, G; Rynard, VL; Vanderlee, L; White, CM; Nieto, C; Hammond, D; Kent, MP

Source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Volume: 22 Issue: 1 Published Date: 2025 OCT 21

 

Title: Platforms, risk perceptions, and reporting: The impact of illicit drug advertisements on social media among UK secondary students

Author(s): Fuller, A; Vasek, M; Mariconti, E; Johnson, SD

Source: HARM REDUCTION JOURNAL Volume: 22 Issue: 1 Published Date: 2025 OCT 3

 

Title: The power of product: How food advertising affects children’s perceptions of child and non-child targeted food advertising?

Author(s): Guimaraes, JS; Pritchard, M; Sabir, S; Vanderlee, L; Ramsay, T; Elliott, C; Kent, MP

Source: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH Volume: 25 Issue: 1 Published Date: 2025 SEP 30

 

Title: Investigation of advertising and food environment surrounding primary Schools in New Zealand

Author(s): Nicholls, K; Ali, A; Wham, C

Source: HEALTH PROMOTION JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA Volume: 36 Issue: 4 Published Date: 2025 OCT

 

Artificial intelligence

Title: Making the internet a safe space for children by leveraging the power of AI

Author(s): Weerasinghe, K

Source: PACIFIC ASIA CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS, HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM, JUL 01-05 2024 Published Date: 2024

 

Body image

Title: Between screens and self-perception: The role of gender and digital media use in shaping body esteem and self-esteem among adolescents

Author(s): Grajek, M; Jurys, T; Rozmiarek, M

Source: CHILDREN-BASEL Volume: 12 Issue: 9 Published Date: 2025 AUG 28

 

Cognitive development

Title: Impact of social media on cognitive development of children and young adults: A systematic review

Author(s): Naik, VS; Mathias, EG; Krishnan, P; Jagannath, V

Source: BMC PEDIATRICS Volume: 25 Issue: 1 Published Date: 2025 OCT 21

 

Cyberbullying

Title: Cyberbullying among adolescents: Consequences of inappropriate use of digital technologies

Author(s): Danijela, R; Vladislava, S; Dragan, L

Source: INTERNATIONAL REVIEW Issue: 1-2 Published Date: 2025

 

Title: Cyberbullying probability, not frequency, predicts mental health: A gendered investigation of individual, familial, and school-level predictors

Author(s): Pan, QQ; Tao, SS; Liang, QR; Lan, M; Law, NWY; Tan, CY

Source: EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY Published Date: 2025 OCT

 

Title: Adolescence and cyberbullying: A bibliometric study in the context of school, family and social network

Author(s):  Romero, JJH; Quintana, JG; Romero, CS

Source: SOCIAL SCIENCES-BASEL Volume: 14 Issue: 10 Published Date: 2025 OCT 8

 

Early childhood

Title: 0-3-Year-old children’s digital language and literacy practices at home: A scoping review of the literature

Author(s):  El Gemayel, SM; Flewitt, R; Goodall, J

Source: JOURNAL OF EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY Published Date: 2025 OCT 31

 

Title: Association between TV/DVD screen exposure time at age 1 and risk of chronic constipation at age 3: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study

Author(s):  Hotta, M; Ikehara, S; Tachibana, M; Wada, K; Miyazaki, J; Kimura, T; Kawasaki, R; Iso, H

Source: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE Volume: 30 Published Date: 2025

 

Title: The relationship between problematic technology use and acquisition of social values: Digital world-real values

Author(s): Avci, A; Sapsaglam, Ö

Source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EARLY YEARS EDUCATION Published Date: 2025 OCT 22

 

Eyesight

Title: The impact of digital screens on eye and nervous system health

Author(s): Gajewski, W; Górski, J; Janecka, J; Hofman, M; Skoczek, W; Galecki, W

Source: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE Published Date: 2025 SEP 19

 

Gaming

Title: Gaming disorder and problematic caffeine consumption in adolescents: A narrative review and public health framework

Author(s): Park, JJ; Zhao, YH; Potenza, MN

Source: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY Volume: 16 Published Date: 2025 OCT 9

 

Language development

Title: Impact of the use of interactive screens on language development in children up to 6 years of age: A systematic review

Author(s): da Silva, DC Jr; Castro, Y; Dutra, R; Caumo, D; da Silva, M

Source: CHILD CARE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT Volume: 51 Issue: 6 Published Date: 2025 NOV 14

 

Mobile phones

Title: Lost in the scroll: Investigating mindless smartphone usage among adolescents

Author(s): Ali, A; Singh, A; Sharma, P; Paul, FA

Source: JOURNAL OF INDIAN ASSOCIATION FOR CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH Published Date: 2025 OCT 2

 

Title: Psychological consequences of school mobile phone bans: Emulated trial of a natural experiment in South Australia

Author(s): Baggio, S; Wade, T; Radunz, M; Galanis, CR; Billieux, J; Starcevic, V; Quinney, B; King, DL

Source: COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR Volume: 172 Published Date: 2025 NOV

 

Title: Smartphone addiction among children, adolescents and teenagers: Mapping emerging and future direction

Author(s): Fauzi, MA

Source: ENTERTAINMENT COMPUTING Volume: 55 Published Date: 2025 SEP

 

Obesity

Title: The effect of smartphone addiction on obesity in children and adolescents

Author(s): Gill, E; Chung, W

Source: PSYCHOLOGY HEALTH & MEDICINE Published Date: 2025 SEP 29

 

Parental mediation

Title: Harsh parenting and preschool children’s screen time: The mediating role of parent-child relationships and the moderating effect of mindful parenting

Author(s): Zhang, CL

Source: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY Volume: 16 Published Date: 2025 SEP 9

 

Title: Parental factors associated with social media use in adolescence: A systematic review

Author(s): Morawska, A; Adina, J; Khan, A; Turner, KMT

Source: JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE Published Date: 2025 OCT 9

 

Title: A qualitative exploration of parental attitudes and strategies in mediating 10-11-year-old children’s screen use during leisure time

Author(s): Hoy, TV; Tjornhoj-Thomsen, T; Pawlowski, C; Gejl, AK; Danielsen, D; Toftager, M

Source: DISCOVER PSYCHOLOGY Volume: 5 Issue: 1 Published Date: 2025 OCT 6

 

Title: Parental internet-specific rules and the onset of adolescents’ problematic social media use: Prospective study testing potential moderators

Author(s): Geurts, S; Koning, I; van den Eijnden, R; Vossen, H

Source: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH Volume: 27 Published Date: 2025 SEP 18

 

Title: Strategies for controlling children’s media access: The role of single parents in preventing domestic violence in the digital age

Author(s): Rinawati, R; Fardiah, D; Chairiawaty; Ahmadi, D

Source: JURNAL KOMUNIKASI-MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION Volume: 41 Issue: 3 Pages: 251-273 Published Date: 2025

 

Physical development

Title: Does meeting physical activity guidelines mitigate smartphone dependence? Evidence from Korean elementary students using propensity score matching and difference-in-differences analysis

Author(s): Yang, KYJ; Kwon, S; Kim, J

Source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY Published Date: 2025 OCT 8

 

Privacy

Title: Young children’s moral judgments of lying in the digital era: Evaluating privacy lies in online and offline interactions

Author(s): Tan, SK; Ding, XP; Evans, AD

Source: EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCH QUARTERLY Volume: 74 Pages: 221-231 Published Date: 2026

 

Title: Sharenting, digital ethics, privacy and parental education

Author(s): Vizoso-Gómez, C

Source: REVISTA ESPANOLA DE ORIENTACION Y PSICOPEDAGOGIA Volume: 36 Issue: 2 Pages: 150-169 Published Date: 2025 AUG

 

Title: The hidden risks of sharenting. A cross-country study of engagement and unsafe exposure of the children of British, French, Spanish, and Italian influencers

Author(s): Pastor-Rodriguez, A; Suárez-Alvarez, R

Source: POPULAR COMMUNICATION Published Date: 2025 OCT 9

 

Title: Smartwatches in childhood: A mixed blessing? A scoping review

Author(s): Lim, RS; Menahem, S

Source: TRANSLATIONAL PEDIATRICS Volume: 14 Issue: 8 Pages: 2001+ Published Date: 2025 AUG

 

Reading

Title: Reading motivation, reading literacy, and problematic internet use in adolescents

Author(s): Vlasov, MS; Sychev, OA; Belousov, KI; Toropchina, OV; Babicheva, YG; Gavrutenko, TV

Source: PSYCHOLOGY-JOURNAL OF THE HIGHER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS Volume: 22 Issue: 3 Pages: 534-551 Published Date: 2025

 

Regulation/policy making

Title: Logging off: A comprehensive agenda for social media and mental health

Author(s): Britt, SKB

Source: HARVARD JOURNAL ON LEGISLATION Volume: 62 Pages: 295-307 Published Date: 2025

 

Title: Empowering children online: A holistic skills framework for cybersecurity

Author(s):  Plintz, NB; Ifenthaler, D

Source: ETR&D-EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Published Date: 2025 OCT 24

 

Title: Regulating for problematic smartphone and social media use among youth: A public health challenge and opportunity

Author(s): Cristovao, F; Senna, L; Mendes, D; Veiga, E; Valente, A; Peixoto, VR

Source: ACTA MEDICA PORTUGUESA Volume: 38 Issue: 11 Pages: 685-688 Published Date: 2025

 

Screen content

Title: Cultivating consciousness: Unveiling TikTok’s detrimental effects on youth mindset and behaviour

Author(s): Yusoff, SH; Rahman, SHA; Sabran, R; Hassan, F; Hussin, R; Baharin, NHS

Source: SEARCH-JOURNAL OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION RESEARCH Volume: 17 Issue: 4 Pages: 87-101 Published Date: 2025

 

Title: Tinder for teens: Youth digital intimate cultures and tech facilitated violence on Snapchat

Author(s): Milne, B; Ringrose, J; Horeck, T; Mendes, K

Source: COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR Volume: 174 Published Date: 2026 JAN

 

Title: “You go through so many emotions scrolling through Instagram”: How teens use Instagram to regulate their emotions

Author(s): Davis, K; Landesman, R; Yoon, J; Kim, J; Lopez, DEM; Magis-Weinberg, L; Hiniker, A

GP ACM

Source: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2025 CHI CONFERENCE ON HUMAN FACTORS IN COMPUTING SYTEMS, CHI YOKOHAMA, JAPAN APR 26-MAY 01, 2025 Published Date: 2025

 

Title: Relatability versus responsibility: Social media influencers on their roles in youth mental health

Author(s): Adeane, E; Stasiak, K

Source: DIGITAL HEALTH Volume: 11 Published Date: 2025

 

Screen use

Title: The German national guideline “Prevention of Dysregulated Screen Media Use in Childhood and Adolescence”

Author(s): Martin, DD; Schwarz, SA

Source: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Volume: 35 Issue: 5 Pages: 811-812 Published Date: 2025 OCT 1

 

Title: Exploring the effects of transitioning from technology use to non-technology activities in young children

Author(s): Baxter, MG

Source: 24TH ANNUAL ACM INTERACTION DESIGN AND CHILDREN CONFERENCE, IDC REYKJAVIK, ICELAND JUN 23-26, 2025 Pages: 1196-1198 Published Date: 2025

 

Title: Effects of screen time use on psychological symptoms in adolescents following concussion

Author(s): Santos, JPL; Zynda, AJ; Perry, CA; Stiffler, RS; Holland, CL; Collins, MW; Kontos, AP; Versace, A

Source: JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA Published Date: 2025 SEP 30

 

Title: Screen time and standardized academic achievement tests in elementary school

Author(s): Li, XD; Keown-Stoneman, CD; Omand, JA; Cost, KT; Gallagher-Mackay, K; Hove, J; Janus, M; Korczak, DJ; Pullenayegum, EM; Tsujimoto, KC; Vanderloo, LM; Maguire, JL; Birken, CS

Source: JAMA NETWORK OPEN Volume: 8 Issue: 10 Published Date: 2025 OCT 10

 

Title: Impact of screen time on development of children

Author(s):  Kar, SS; Dube, R; Goud, BKM; Gibrata, QS; El-Balbissi, AA; Al Salim, TA; Fatayerji, RNMA

Source: CHILDREN-BASEL Volume: 12 Issue: 10 Published Date: 2025 SEP 25

 

Title: Impact of screen time on development of children

Author(s):  Kar, SS; Dube, R; Goud, BKM; Gibrata, QS; El-Balbissi, AA; Al Salim, TA; Fatayerji, RNMA

Source: CHILDREN-BASEL Volume: 12 Issue: 10 Published Date: 2025 SEP 25

 

Title: Why adolescents do not confide in their parents about online sexual solicitation: A mixed-method study

Author(s): Honusová, BL; Dedkova, L; Mylek, V

Source: CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW Volume: 180 Published Date: 2026 JAN

 

Title: Stressed out and on screens: Associations between parent stress, child stress, and problematic media use during early-to-middle childhood

Author(s): Coyne, SM; Rogers, AA; Swit, C; Siddoway, C; Van Alfen, M; Hirschi, T; Holmgren, H; Jones, B

Source: JOURNAL OF APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Volume: 101 Published Date: 2025 NOV-DEC

 

Sleep

Title: Use of technological devices in children aged 3-11 years: Possible effects on sleep and behavioral difficulties

Author(s):  Tremolada, M; Incardona, RM; Bonichini, S; Taverna, L

Source: PEDIATRIC REPORTS Volume: 17 Issue: 5 Published Date: 2025 SEP 29

 

Social media

Title: A double-edged sword perspective on young Australians’ use of social media: A structured narrative review

Author(s): Salehi, N; Marshall, GR; Maziarfar, MH; Zubrinich, A; Madani, N; Nickbakht, M; Moustafa, AA

Source: HEALTH PROMOTION JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA Volume: 36 Issue: 4 Published Date: 2025 OCT

 

Title: Australia’s social media minimum age laws

Author(s):  O’Donnell, L

Source: ALTERNATIVE LAW JOURNAL Published Date: 2025 OCT 27

 

Title: Social media risks. Is modern society failing adolescent boys?

Author(s):  McNicholas, F; Harold, G

Source: IRISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE Published Date: 2025 OCT 31

 

Title: Adverse childhood experiences, positive childhood experiences, and digital media use among children and adolescents in the United States

Author(s): Crouch, E; Shapiro, C; Boswell, E; Brown, M; Bennett, KJ

Source: JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT TRAUMA Published Date: 2025 OCT 21

 

Title: Connected but at risk: Social media exposure and psychiatric and psychological outcomes in youth

Author(s):  Marano, G; Lisci, FM; Rossi, S; Marzo, EM; Boggio, G; Brisi, C; Traversi, G; Mazza, O; Pola, R; Gaetani, E; Mazza, M

Source: CHILDREN-BASEL Volume: 12 Issue: 10 Published Date: 2025 OCT 2

 

Title: Debate: Social media in children and young people – time for a ban? It is time to take a precautionary approach. Why health professionals are calling for a ban on social media for under-16s

Author(s): Skinner, A; Foljambe, R

Source: CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH Published Date: 2025 SEP 23

 

Title: Debate: Social media in children and young people – time for a ban? Weighing up the implications and limitations of age-based social media restrictions

Author(s): Fatt, SJ; Fardouly, J

Source: CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH Published Date: 2025 OCT 2

 

Title: The representation of adolescent social media use: A systematic review and content analysis of UK newspaper articles

Author(s): Davies, J; Cadwallader, S; Black, L; Dunne, JH; Panayiotou, M

Source: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH Volume: 25 SEP 24 Issue: 1 Published Date: 2025

 

Title: Understanding teen’s expectations and challenges to seek help in social media

Author(s): Paudel, R; Al-Ameen, MN

Source: 24TH ANNUAL ACM INTERACTION DESIGN AND CHILDREN CONFERENCE, IDC REYKJAVIK, ICELAND JUN 23-26, 2025 Pages: 1056-1063 Published Date: 2025

 

Title: Behind the screens: What underlies the experience of social media as a stressor among adolescents

Author(s): Andersen, AIO; Finserås, TR; Hjetland, GJ; Boe, T; Sivertsen, B; Skogen, JC

Source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE AND YOUTH Volume: 30 Issue: 1 Published Date: 2025 DEC 31

 

Title: Eating disorders and social media

Author(s): Gerwin, R; Latif, F

Source: PSYCHIATRIC ANNALS Volume: 55 Issue: 11 Pages: e273-e277 Published Date: 2025 NOV

 

Social development

Title: Youth digital well-being: The role of digital skills and positive and negative digital outcomes in youth’s subjective well-being

Author(s): Yasmine, DI; Colombijn, F; van Deursen, AJAM; van Ingen, E

Source: COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR REPORTS Volume: 20 Published Date: 2025 DEC

 

Touch screens/tablets

Title: The impact of touchscreen digital exposure on children’s social development and communication: a systematic review

Author(s):  Misirli, A; Fotakopoulou, O; Dardanou, M; Komis, V

Source: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY Volume: 16 Published Date: 2025 OCT 13

 

Title: Exposure to touchscreens in children under 3 years of age: Unexpected impact of childcare arrangements

Author(s): Serman, F; Cauet, C; Messaadi, N; Julien, T; Boyez, Q; Bayen, S; Richebé, T; Calafiore, M

Source: EXERCER-LA REVUE FRANCOPHONE DE MEDECINE GENERALE Issue: 217 Pages: 388-396 Published Date: 2025 NOV

 

Videogames

Title: Impact of video gaming on social connectedness among adolescents

Author(s): Pooja, KM; Zakiya, NK; Damodaran, B

Source: TPM-TESTING PSYCHOMETRICS METHODOLOGY IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY Volume: 32 Suppl: 5 Published Date: 2025 AUG

 

Title: Similarities and differences between parents’ and adolescents’ views on playing video games: A social domain theory approach

Author(s): Bradt, L; De Cock, R; Vansteenkiste, M; Vrijders, B; Soenens, B

Source: NEW DIRECTIONS FOR CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT Volume: 2025 Issue: 1 Published Date: 2025

 

Violence

Title: Firearm violence in entertainment media as a contributor to the youth firearm health crisis in the United States

Author(s): Romer, D; Jamieson, PE; Hawkins, LE; Jamieson, KH

Source: JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH Volume: 77 Issue: 4 Published Date: 2025 OCT

 

Title: Screened shadows: Navigating the impact of violent movies and crime OTT series on mental well-being

Author(s): Bhattacharya, S; Saleem, SM; Nath, S

Source: INDIAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE Volume: 50 Issue: SUPPL 2 Pages: S150-S154 Published Date: 2025 OCT

 

Title: Cybercrime correlates among adolescents in Europe and South America: A cross-national analysis based on situational action theory

Author(s): Vepsäläinen, J; Kaakinen, M; Ellonen, N; Arbach, K; Bazon, MR; Hazel, N; Kivivuori, J; Kokoravec, I; Langeland, CL; Markina, A; Mesko, G; Rodriguez, JA; Valdimarsdottir, M; Oksanen, A

Source: JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY CRIMINAL JUSTICE Volume: 41 Issue: 4 Pages: 661-678 Published Date: 2025 NOV