LATEST RESEARCH (APRIL 2025)

Advertising

Title: Children and adolescents’ advertising literacy in the face of new digital formats

Author(s): Feijoo, B; Núñez-Gómez, P; alvarez-Flores, EP

Source: INDEX COMUNICACION Volume: 15 Issue: 1 Pages: 13-27 Published Date: 2025

 

Artificial intelligence

Title: A qualitative exploration of parents and their children’s uses and gratifications of ChatGPT

Author(s): Zhang, S; Li, J; Cagiltay, B; Kirkorian, H; Mutlu, B; Fawaz, K

Source: FAMILY RELATIONS Published Date: 2025 MAR 24

 

Body image

Title: Navigating beauty standards on social media: impact of appearance activity on adolescents’ body dissatisfaction

Author(s): Kvardova, N; Machackova, H; Maes, C; Vandenbosch, L

Source: JOURNAL OF YOUTH AND ADOLESCENCE Published Date: 2025 MAR 26

 

Title: An in depth review of body shaming phenomenon among adolescent: trigger factors, psychological impact and prevention efforts

Author(s): Deviantony, F; Fitria, Y; Rondhianto, R; Pramesuari, NKT

Source: SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY Volume: 30 Published Date: 2024 NOV 14

 

Classification

Title: Automatic classification of mobile apps to ensure safe usage for adolescents

Author(s): Hakami, H

Source: PLOS ONE Volume: 20 Issue: 1 Published Date: 2025 JAN 16

 

Title: Evaluation of deep learning methods for age-appropriate sensitive image classification

Author(s): Liu, D; Zhang, F; Ouyang, TY; Zhang, C

Source: 2024 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER, VISION AND INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY, ICCVIT,  HUAIBEI, PEOPLES R CHINA, NOV 24-27, 2024 Published Date: 2024

 

Cognitive development

Title: Demystifying the new dilemma of brain rot in the digital era: a review

Author(s): Yousef, AMF; Alshamy, A; Tlili, A; Metwally, AHS

Source: BRAIN SCIENCES Volume: 15 Issue: 3 Published Date: 2025 MAR 7

 

Title: Do smartphones and social media really harm teens’ mental health?

Author(s): Pearson, H

Source: NATURE Volume: 640 Issue: 8057 Pages: 26-28 Published Date: 2025 APR 3

 

Cyberbullying

Title: Moral disengagement in primary school children involved in cyberbullying, bullying, and cybergossip

Author(s): Dueñas-Casado, C; Falla, D; Ortega-Ruiz, R; Romera, EM

Source: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION Volume: 28 Issue: 1 Published Date: 2025 DEC

 

Title: Understanding cyber violence: factors influencing cyberbullying among school-aged children

Author(s): Jo, H

Source: CHILD INDICATORS RESEARCH Published Date: 2025 APR 4

 

Early childhood

Title: Balancing digital presents and futures: understanding first-time parents’ practices, plans and perceptions of ‘quality’ and risk in young children’s digital engagements

Author(s): Langton, K; Jayakumar, E; See, HW; Archer, C; Woodley, G

Source: MEDIA INTERNATIONAL AUSTRALIA Published Date: 2025 MAR 31

 

Title: Infants recognize the negative impact of phone distraction on performance

Author(s): Cao, Q; Mears, A; Feigenson, L

Source: INFANCY Volume: 30 Issue: 2 Published Date: 2025 MAR

 

Title: Screen habits and effects on sensory profiles in 6-to 36-month-old toddlers

Author(s): Gillioz, E; Gentaz, E; Lejeune, F

Source: PEDIATRIC RESEARCH Published Date: 2025 APR 2

Title: The challenge of media upbringing and the role of parents in the formation of digital habits

Author(s): Kiss, I; Banko, I

Source: NOVA PRISUTNOST Volume: 23 Issue: 1 Pages: 175-189 Published Date: 2025

 

Title: Association between the duration of mothers’ digital media use while with their children and two-year-old children’s development from the Japan Environment and Children’s Study

Author(s): Ogata, Y; Matsumoto, T; Suzuki, Y; Nishigori, T; Goto, A; Sato, A; Fukuda, T; Imaizumi, K; Kyozuka, H; Murata, T; Nagasaka, Y; Nishigori, H; Fujimori, K; Yasumura, S; Hosoya, M; Hashimoto, K; Japan Environm Childrens Study Grp

Source: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS Volume: 15 Issue: 1 Published Date: 2025 MAR 24

 

Eyesight

Title: From evidence to action: Public health approaches to reducing screen time and mitigating myopia risk

Author(s): Wu, F; Tham, YC; Sabanayagam, C; Saw, SM

Source: ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY Volume: 14 Issue: 2 Published Date: 2025 MAR-APR

 

Gambling

Title: Kid gamers to adult gamblers? An investigation of gaming in childhood and young adult gambling

Author(s): Mohan, G

Source: INTERNATIONAL GAMBLING STUDIES Published Date: 2025 APR 12

 

Gaming

Title: Problem gaming and adolescents’ health and well-being: evidence from a large nationally representative sample in Italy

Author(s): Canale, N; Elgar, FJ; Pivetta, E; Galeotti, T; Marino, C; Billieux, J; King, DL; Lenzi, M; Dalmasso, P; Lazzeri, G; Nardone, P; Camporese, A; Vieno, A

Source: COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR Volume: 168 Published Date: 2025 JUL

 

Mobile phones

Title: Approaches to children’s smartphone and social media use must go beyond bans

Author(s): Goodyear, VA; James, C; Orben, A; Quennerstedt, M; Schwartz, G; Pallan, M

Source: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL Volume: 388 Published Date: 2025 MAR 27

 

Obesity

Title: Beyond the screen: exploring the dynamics of social media influencers, digital food marketing, and gendered influences on adolescent diets

Author(s): Amson, A; Bagnato, M; Remedios, L; Pritchard, M; Sabir, S; Gillis, G; Pauzé, E; White, C; Vanderlee, L; Hammond, D; Kent, MP

Source: PLOS DIGITAL HEALTH Volume: 4 Issue: 2 Published Date: 2025 FEB

 

Physical development

Title: Mobile phone dependence and musculoskeletal pain prevalence in adolescents: a cross-sectional study

Author(s): Parra-Fernandez, DM; Alfonso-Mora, ML; Sánchez-Vera, MA; Sarmiento-Gonzalez, P; Becerra, AMG; Guerra-Balic, M

Source: FRONTIERS IN PAIN RESEARCH Volume: 6 Published Date: 2025 MAR 19

 

Privacy

Title: Children’s digital privacy on fast-food and dine-in restaurant mobile applications

Author(s): Mulligan, C; Gillis, G; Remedios, L; Parsons, C; Vergeer, L; Kent, MP

Source: PLOS DIGITAL HEALTH Volume: 4 Issue: 2 Published Date: 2025 FEB

 

Regulation/policy making

Title: Children’s digital rights to accessible and reliable public sector communication

Author(s): Martínez, C; Sjöberg, U

Source: CHILDREN & SOCIETY Published Date: 2025 MAR 18

 

Title: From safeguarding to critical digital citizenship? A systematic review of approaches to online safety education

Author(s): Estellés, M; Doyle, A

Source: REVIEW OF EDUCATION Volume: 13 Issue: 1 Published Date: 2025 APR

 

Title: Navigating digital rights: balancing advocacy and basic needs for Cambodian children and youth

Author(s): Hillman, V; Thy, T

Source: JOURNAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICE Published Date: 2025 MAR 29

 

Title:  Mapping policies and regulations for safe and healthy digital environments for children and adolescents

Author(s): Lopes, SC; Holly, L; Kickbusch, I

Source: GLOBAL POLICY Published Date: 2025 FEB 14

 

Screen content

Title: ‘If you don’t ask, you don’t get’: placing children at the centre of public service and news media

Author(s): Slavtcheva-Petkova, V

Source: JOURNAL OF BRITISH CINEMA AND TELEVISION Volume: 22 Issue: 2 Pages: 234-258 Published Date: 2025

 

Screen use

Title: Isolation despite hyper-connectivity? The association between adolescents’ mental health and online behaviours in a large study of school-aged students

Author(s): Bear, H; Fazel, M; OxWell Study Team; Skripkauskaite, S

Source: CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY Published Date: 2025 MAR 25

 

Title: Integrating screens and spoons: an exploratory study on digital technology’s influence on parent-child interactions

Author(s): Cimino, S; Cerniglia, L

Source: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATION IN HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION Volume: 15 Issue: 3 Published Date: 2025 MAR 16

 

Title: To share or not to share: adolescents’ experience with sharenting

Author(s): Peleg, O; Hadar-Shoval, D; Hadar, E

Source: CHILDREN & SOCIETY Published Date: 2025 APR 1

 

Title: Bytes and bites: social media use and dietary behaviours among adolescents across 41 countries

Author(s): Khan, A; Feng, J; Chachay, V; Tsang, JH; Huang, WY; Sit, CHP; Minichiello, V

Source: PEDIATRIC RESEARCH Published Date: 2025 APR 7

 

Social media

Title: From childhood experiences to social media addiction: unraveling the impact on adolescents

Author(s): Aydin, D; Göncü, HB

Source: CHILDREN-BASEL Volume: 12 Issue: 3 Published Date: 2025 MAR 19

 

Title: Adolescents, TikTok, and Instagram: perceptions of the impact of digital technologies on their social life

Author(s): Virós-Martín, C; Jiménez-Morales, M; Montaña-Blasco, M

Source: REVISTA DE COMUNICACION-PERU Volume: 24 Issue: 1 Published Date: 2025 MAR-AUG

 

Title: Time spent on social media and the risk of substance use among US adolescents

Author(s): Li, X; Vaughn, M; Xian, H; Qian, ZM

Source: JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE Published Date: 2025 APR 6

 

Social development

Title: When the ‘like’ replaces family relationships. The rise of secondary socialization

Author(s): Pazmino, RSL; Lucas, JCS; Soler, JAC

Source: APOSTA-REVISTA DE CIENCIAS SOCIALES Volume: 105 Pages: 84-109 Published Date: 2025 APR-JUN

 

Videogames

Title: Parental behaviors and video game addiction in adolescents: a systematic review

Author(s): Rosales-Navarro, C; Pérez, IT

Source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION Published Date: 2025 MAR 27