Psychological impacts of "screen time" and "green time" for children and adolescents: A systematic scoping review.

ABSTRACT: Technological developments in recent decades have increased young people's engagement with screen-based technologies (screen time), and a reduction in young people's contact with nature (green time) has been observed concurrently. This combination of high screen time and low green time may affect mental health and well-being. The aim of this systematic scoping review was to collate evidence assessing associations between screen time, green time, and psychological outcomes (including mental health, cognitive functioning, and academic achievement) for young children (<5 years), schoolchildren (5-11 years), early adolescents (12-14 years), and older adolescents (15-18 years). Original quantitative studies were identified in four databases (PubMed, PsycInfo, Scopus, Embase), resulting in 186 e

SUBMITTER: Oswald TK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7473739 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature