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Published on in Vol 9 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/83228, first published .
Screen Time, Child Depression, and Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Screen Time, Child Depression, and Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Screen Time, Child Depression, and Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Marissa Yoshizawa   1 , PsyD, MSW ;   Jennifer Rafeedie   1, 2 , PsyD ;   Jasmyn J Tang   3 , MPH ;   Bryan T Lei   4 , MS ;   Ramon Durazo-Arvizu   4 , PhD ;   Danny Azucar   1 , PhD, MPH ;   Sharon Hudson   5 , PhD ;   Sheela Rao   1, 2 , MD ;   Karen Kay Imagawa   1, 2 , MD ;   Alexis Deavenport-Saman   1, 2 , DrPH, MPH

1 Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States

2 Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

3 Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States

4 Department of Pediatrics, The Saban Research Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States

5 AltaMed Institute for Health Equity, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Marissa Yoshizawa, PsyD, MSW
  • Department of Pediatrics
  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles
  • 4650 Sunset Blvd MS53
  • Los Angeles, CA 90027
  • United States
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  • Fax: 1 323 361 1383
  • Email: myoshizawa@chla.usc.edu