Association Between Screen Media Use and Academic Performance Among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The health consequences of excessive screen media use in children and adolescents are increasingly being recognized; however, the association between screen media use and academic performance remains to be elucidated.

Objectives

To estimate the association of time spent on screen-based activities with specific academic performance areas in children and adolescents and to examine this association separately in these populations.

Data sources

MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and ERIC were searched from database inception through September 2018.

Study selection

Cross-sectional studies of the association between time or frequency of screen media use and academic performance in children and adolescents were indepen

SUBMITTER: Adelantado-Renau M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6764013 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature