Screen Media Use and Mental Health of Children and Adolescents: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Excessive screen media use has been associated with poorer mental health among children and adolescents in several observational studies. However, experimental evidence supporting this hypothesis is lacking.

Objective

To investigate the effects of a 2-week screen media reduction intervention on children's and adolescents' mental health.

Design, setting, and participants

This prespecified secondary analysis of a cluster randomized clinical trial with a 2-week follow-up included 89 families (with 181 children and adolescents) from 10 Danish municipalities in the region of Southern Denmark. All study procedures were carried out in the home of the participants. Enrollment began on June 6, 2019, and ended on March 30, 2021. This analysis was conducted between Ja

SUBMITTER: Schmidt-Persson J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11245724 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature