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Informing Policy Responses to Digital Technology Use and Youth Mental Health and Well-Being: Scoping Review

Louise Holly, Padmini Vishwanath, Cassie Redlich, Ledia Lazëri, Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat

Online J Public Health Inform 2026 (Oct 21); 18:e90160

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Parental Smartphone Use and Children’s Emotional Well-Being in Everyday Family Life: Experience Sampling Study

Eva Katharina Matthias, Krisna Adiasto, Katharina Ida Salo, Lisanne S Pauw, Anne Milek

JMIR Pediatr Parent 2026 (Oct 21); 9:e95447

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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Misinformation on TikTok: Cross-Sectional Mixed Methods Study

Constanza Testart Aguirre, Drigissa-Andrada Ilies, Alexandre Hudon

JMIR Form Res 2026 (Oct 15); 10:e105698

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Weekend Texting Screen Time and Incident Nicotine Use in Early Adolescents: Longitudinal Analysis of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study

Gabriel Zamora, Michael L Thomas, Alejandro D Meruelo

JMIR Pediatr Parent 2026 (Oct 13); 9:e100303

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Accounting for the Unaccounted in AI and Care: Bringing Young Carers into the AI Realm

Laetitia Tanqueray, Chris Papadopoulos

J Med Internet Res 2026 (Oct 09); 28:e83021

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Barriers to Reducing Children’s Screen Time and Associated Factors Among Mothers of Under-Five Children in Woliso City Administration, Oromia Ethiopia: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Ababo Demeke, Wubishet Gezimu

JMIR Pediatr Parent 2026 (Oct 08); 9:e100021

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Video Gaming and Psychological Well-Being Among Sexual and Gender Diverse Youth in Canada, the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and Australia: Protocol for a LEVEL UP! Cross-Sectional Survey and Screenshot Elicitation Interview Study

Dane Marco Di Cesare, Ashley Brooks, Kaitrin Doll, Lauren McInroy, Ignacio Lozano-Verduzco, Juan Carlos Mendoza-Pérez, Daragh T McDermott, Yael Perry, Jason Schaub, Paul Byron, Edward J Alessi, Shelley Craig

JMIR Res Protoc 2026 (Sep 24); 15:e95804

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Parental Media Literacy and Children’s Epistemic Curiosity in Screen-Based Media Use: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

Yoojin Chung, Peter J Schulz

JMIR Pediatr Parent 2026 (Sep 15); 9:e89929

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Smartphone Apps for Preventing Adolescent Health Problems Among Health Care Professionals: Systematic Search and Quality Assessment

Elodie Million, Marijn Kuijper, Carole Bautista, Lola Pirat, Bruno Falissard, Béatrice Lognos, François Carbonnel

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2026 (Sep 11); 14:e83908

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Associations in Both Directions Between Internet Gaming Disorder and Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Among Chinese Adolescent Gamers: Two-Wave Prospective Cohort Study

Pu Peng, Zhangming Chen, Silan Ren, Yudiao Liang, Youguo Tan, Xiaogang Chen, Jinsong Tang, Yanhui Liao

J Med Internet Res 2026 (Sep 02); 28:e86919

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Social Connectedness Buffering the Interaction Between Problematic Internet Use and Psychopathological Symptoms Among Adolescents: Undirected and Bayesian Network Analyses

Jiaqi Xu, Wenxin Bao, Kexin Zhou, Qiyuan Cao, Min Hu, Jing Li, Xiacan Chen, Jiajun Xu

J Med Internet Res 2026 (Aug 31); 28:e92473

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Internet Addiction, Mental Health Help-Seeking, and Mental Health Problems Among Chinese Adolescents: Repeated Cross-Sectional Study

Afei Qin, Meiqi Wang, Lianlong Yu, Suyun Li, Zhaolu Liu, Shoujuan Zheng, Ziming Shao, Cuixia Lv, Long Sun

J Med Internet Res 2026 (Aug 12); 28:e90014

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Momentary Mood and Affiliation Following Social Interactions in the Digital Age: Longitudinal Study Investigating Associations With Anxiety and Depression

Anna Bilston, Sarah Daniels, Yasmin Hasan, Susanne Schweizer

JMIR Ment Health 2026 (Aug 10); 13:e94753

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Digital Media Literacy Group for Adolescents in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Prospective Multicenter Single-Arm Feasibility Study

Ira-Katharina Petras, Sarah Wüllner, Katharin Hermenau, Kathleen Meerkamp, Michael Siniatchkin

JMIR Form Res 2026 (Aug 07); 10:e90484

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Two teenage girls looking at their phones while sitting together.

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How US Youth Use AI Chatbots: Conversation Patterns From Naturalistic Keystroke Observations

Anne J Maheux, Debra Boeldt, Samir Akre-Bhide, Jessica Flannery, Allison Paige, Giavanna Villella, Kaitlyn Burnell, Eva H Telzer, Scott H Kollins

J Med Internet Res 2026 (Jul 27); 28:e95819

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Effects of a Short Mobile Intervention on Digital Health Literacy in Adolescents and Teachers: Randomized Controlled Trial

Rebekka Schröder, Tim Hamer, Victoria Kruzewitz, Ralf Suhr, Lars König

J Med Internet Res 2026 (Jul 21); 28:e96284

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Fostering Digital Resilience Among Youth Who Experienced Cyberbullying: Design Thinking Approach

Nattharat Samoh, Thomas E Guadamuz, Jintavee Khlaisang, Songphan Choemprayong

J Med Internet Res 2026 (Jul 09); 28:e93891

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Screen Exposure and Childhood Adiposity in Socially Vulnerable Settings: Cross-Sectional Study

Ana Duarte, Juliana Martins, Maria José Silva, Cláudia Augusto, Rafaela Rosário

JMIR Pediatr Parent 2026 (Jul 08); 9:e77431

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Understanding Adolescents’ Experiences of Cyberbullying in Jordan: Evidence From a Narrative Perspective

Anwar M Eyadat, Maha M Albdour, Hanan A Abusbaitan, Vipavee Thongpriwan, Young Ik Cho, Amani Mobarki, Jovan Gwon

JMIR Pediatr Parent 2026 (Jun 25); 9:e92120

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Examining the Association Between Internet Addiction and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among Chinese Middle School Students: Prospective Cohort Study

Tianqing Fan, Lintong Song, Sihong Li, Xingyue Jing, Mireille Twayigira, Chunxiang Huang, Xuerong Luo, Yanmei Shen

J Med Internet Res 2026 (Jun 17); 28:e86427

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