What are the psychological impacts of children's screen use? A critical review and meta-analysis of the literature underlying the World Health Organization guidelines

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Highlights：

• This article reviews the psychological literature of the WHO guidelines.

• 31 studies were of very low quality and the remaining 2 were irrelevant.

• The evidence did not converge into a unified narrative.

• Meta-analysis revealed a very low overall effect and a publication bias.

• Screen-time (per se) has not been proven to impair psychological development.

摘要

•This article reviews the psychological literature of the WHO guidelines.•31 studies were of very low quality and the remaining 2 were irrelevant.•The evidence did not converge into a unified narrative.•Meta-analysis revealed a very low overall effect and a publication bias.•Screen-time (per se) has not been proven to impair psychological development.

论文关键词：Screen use,Children,Parents,Psychological development,Media panic

论文评审过程：Received 27 March 2020, Revised 27 May 2021, Accepted 14 June 2021, Available online 1 July 2021, Version of Record 3 July 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.106925