Background Much debate and polarisation exist regarding the impact of online social
technologies on the mental wellbeing of young people. Objective To systematically review …

During the past decade, online social networking has caused profound changes in the way
people communicate and interact. It is unclear, however, whether some of these changes …

Internet addiction is a rapidly growing field of research, receiving attention from researchers,
journalists and policy makers. Despite much empirical data being collected and analyzed …

Given the prevalence of Internet use among youth, there is concern that a subset of Internet-
using youth may exhibit problematic or addictive patterns of Internet use. The present study …

The first aim of this study was to investigate the concurrent and longitudinal relationships
between adolescents' use of social network sites (SNSs) and their social self-esteem. The …

The aim of the research was to investigate the potential relationship between internet
addiction and depression in adolescents. A cross-sectional observational study was …

Social networks are a source of distraction in personal, academic, and professional tasks. In
the university context, they can lead to academic procrastination behaviour and undermine …

Rising global rates of pathological Internet use (PIU) and related psychological impairments
have gained considerable attention in recent years. In an effort to acquire evidence-based …

Earlier studies have verified the role of family on children's development. Now, more and
more researchers have come to realize that family, as a dynamic eco-system, is much more …

El objetivo de este estudio es analizar las relaciones entre los usos desadaptativos de
Internet y del teléfono móvil y diversos desajustes en habilidades sociales, manejo del …