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      Promoting mental health in children and adolescents through digital technology: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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          Background

          The increasing prevalence of mental health issues among children and adolescents has prompted a growing number of researchers and practitioners to explore digital technology interventions, which offer convenience, diversity, and proven effectiveness in addressing such problems. However, the existing literature reveals a significant gap in comprehensive reviews that consolidate findings and discuss the potential of digital technologies in enhancing mental health.

          Methods

          To clarify the latest research progress on digital technology to promote mental health in the past decade (2013–2023), we conducted two studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The systematic review is based on 59 empirical studies identified from three screening phases, with basic information, types of technologies, types of mental health issues as key points of analysis for synthesis and comparison. The meta-analysis is conducted with 10 qualified experimental studies to determine the overall effect size of digital technology interventions and possible moderating factors.

          Results

          The results revealed that (1) there is an upward trend in relevant research, comprising mostly experimental and quasi-experimental designs; (2) the common mental health issues include depression, anxiety, bullying, lack of social emotional competence, and mental issues related to COVID-19; (3) among the various technological interventions, mobile applications (apps) have been used most frequently in the diagnosis and treatment of mental issues, followed by virtual reality, serious games, and telemedicine services; and (4) the meta-analysis results indicated that digital technology interventions have a moderate and significant effect size ( g = 0.43) for promoting mental health.

          Conclusion

          Based on these findings, this study provides guidance for future practice and research on the promotion of adolescent mental health through digital technology.

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          https://inplasy.com/inplasy-2023-12-0004/, doi: 10.37766/inplasy2023.12.0004.

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              Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health in Adolescents: A Systematic Review

              Elizabeth A. K. Jones, Amal K Mitra, Azad R Bhuiyan (2021)
              Due to lack of sufficient data on the psychological toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent mental health, this systematic analysis aims to evaluate the impact of the pandemic on adolescent mental health. This study follows the PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews of 16 quantitative studies conducted in 2019–2021 with 40,076 participants. Globally, adolescents of varying backgrounds experience higher rates of anxiety, depression, and stress due to the pandemic. Secondly, adolescents also have a higher frequency of using alcohol and cannabis during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, social support, positive coping skills, home quarantining, and parent–child discussions seem to positively impact adolescent mental health during this period of crisis. Whether in the United States or abroad, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted adolescent mental health. Therefore, it is important to seek and to use all of the available resources and therapies to help adolescents mediate the adjustments caused by the pandemic.
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                Tianjiao Chen: URI : https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/2196881/overviewRole: Role: Role: Role: Role:
                Jingyi Ou: Role: Role: Role:
                Gege Li: URI : https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/1961410/overviewRole: Role:
                Heng Luo: URI : https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/1414295/overviewRole: Role: Role: Role:
                Journal
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Front Psychol
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Front Psychol
                Journal ID (publisher-id): Front. Psychol.
                Title: Frontiers in Psychology
                Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
                ISSN (Electronic): 1664-1078
                Publication date (Electronic): 12 March 2024
                Publication date Collection: 2024
                Volume: 15
                Electronic Location Identifier: 1356554
                Affiliations
                Faculty of Artificial Intelligence in Education, Central China Normal University , Wuhan, China
                Author notes

                Edited by: Fang Fu, Fudan University, China

                Reviewed by: Aiman El Asam, Kingston University, United Kingdom

                Lin Wang, Fudan University, China

                *Correspondence: Heng Luo, luoheng@ 123456mail.ccnu.edu.cn
                Article
                DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1356554
                PMC ID: 10963393
                PubMed ID: 38533221
                SO-VID: 4dcb8a44-b09d-48d7-8251-8c350ab8a7de
                Copyright © Copyright © 2024 Chen, Ou, Li and Luo.
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                This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

                History
                Date received : 15 December 2023
                Date accepted : 29 February 2024
                Page count
                Figures: 4, Tables: 5, Equations: 0, References: 67, Pages: 13, Words: 9699
                Funding
                The author(s) declare that no financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
                Categories
                Subject: Psychology
                Subject: Systematic Review
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                section-at-acceptance Psychology for Clinical Settings

                ScienceOpen disciplines: Clinical Psychology & Psychiatry
                Keywords: children and adolescents,digital technology,systematic literature review,meta-analysis,mental health issues
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                ScienceOpen disciplines: Clinical Psychology & Psychiatry
                Keywords: children and adolescents, digital technology, systematic literature review, meta-analysis, mental health issues

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