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{"title":"The Impact of School-Based Interventions on Adolescents’ Digital Use and Mental Wellbeing: A Systematic Review and Arm-Based Random-Effects Meta-Analysis","authors":"Seyma Celik,&nbsp;Pablo Gracia,&nbsp;Paula Gonzalez-Vila,&nbsp;Giampiero Tarantino","doi":"10.1007/s40894-026-00287-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40894-026-00287-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Adolescents’ excessive and problematic digital use and its impact on negative wellbeing outcomes are a major concern for researchers, practitioners and families. Although school-based interventions targeting adolescents’ digital use and mental wellbeing may bring behavioral changes and mental wellbeing improvements, their effectiveness is insufficiently understood. This study conducted a pre-registered systematic review and meta-analysis (PROSPERO: CRD420250648902) of school-based interventions among adolescents aged 12–18. Searches across six electronic databases (October 2023; updated February 14, 2025) identified 17 eligible studies, with 11 contributing to meta-analyses, including cluster RCTs, non-randomized trials, and pre–post studies. We applied arm-based random-effects models to report changes from baseline in both digital use and mental wellbeing outcomes. Results show that school interventions are largely effective at reducing screen time relative to the control group, while evidence for problematic digital use is inconclusive. For mental wellbeing, interventions confer advantages for anxiety and depressive symptoms as well as life satisfaction and psychological difficulties, compared to the control group. Sensitivity analyses yield consistent patterns, whereas funnel tests suggest no strong publication bias. Overall, this study indicates that school-level interventions reduce screen time and improve mental wellbeing indicators, while effects on problematic use remain mixed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45912,"journal":{"name":"Adolescent Research Review","volume":"11 :","pages":"529 - 559"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40894-026-00287-5.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148926971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Associations Between Parental Phubbing and Internalizing and Externalizing Problems in Children and Adolescents: A Three-Level Meta-Analysis","authors":"Yi Hou,&nbsp;Yue Zhu,&nbsp;Dong Yang","doi":"10.1007/s40894-026-00286-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40894-026-00286-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Parental phubbing, defined as parents’ phone use during parent–child interactions that leaves children or adolescents feeling ignored, has been linked to internalizing and externalizing problems in children and adolescents. However, existing meta-analyses have focused on single outcome domains and have not modeled dependent effect sizes within studies. This study used a three-level meta-analysis to synthesize this association. A search of seven databases through August 1, 2024, identified 47 studies, 80 effect sizes, and 56,143 participants (mean age = 13.24 years; 51.0% female). Most studies were cross-sectional and conducted in China; only two were longitudinal, and one was conducted outside China. Results showed a positive association between parental phubbing and internalizing and externalizing problems (<i>r</i> = 0.258, 95% CI [0.227, 0.289]), with similar estimates for internalizing (<i>r</i> = 0.269) and externalizing problems (<i>r</i> = 0.246). Report source significantly moderated the association, with stronger correlations in child- or adolescent-report studies than in parent-report studies. Specific outcome category was not a significant moderator, although exploratory comparisons showed a stronger correlation with depressive symptoms than with hyperactivity. These findings clarify the association between parental phubbing and internalizing and externalizing problems in children and adolescents and highlight the importance of report source in interpreting this association.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45912,"journal":{"name":"Adolescent Research Review","volume":"11 :","pages":"501 - 514"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2026-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148927753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Relation Between Social Media Use and Body Image Concerns and Disordered Eating in Adolescence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis","authors":"Lucia Fortunato,&nbsp;Salvatore Gullo,&nbsp;Arianna Muscolino,&nbsp;Antonino La Tona,&nbsp;Rachel F. Rodgers,&nbsp;Gianluca Lo Coco","doi":"10.1007/s40894-026-00285-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40894-026-00285-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Although socio-developmental models of social media use among adolescents have indicated that social media usage may be associated with body image concerns and disordered eating behaviors, a comprehensive quantitative review of the evidence on this relationship among adolescents is not yet available. The current systematic review and meta-analysis examined the pooled association between social media use, body image concerns and eating symptoms among adolescents. Eligible studies published from 2005 to mid 2024 were searched for in scientific databases. A three-level meta-analytic model was used to calculate effect sizes for body image outcomes (i.e., body concerns, eating symptoms, self-objectification, and internalization of appearance ideals). A total of 45 studies with 33,086 adolescent participants met the eligibility criteria and were included in the meta-analysis. The results indicated a significant association between elevated levels of social media engagement and higher body image and eating disorder symptoms both in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. Meta-regression analyses showed a stronger association between body image outcomes, eating symptoms and social media use in studies that examined the Instagram use compared to those that encompassed all social media platforms, and those with a higher percentage of female participants. The results of the study indicate a need for increased social media literacy among adolescents and interventions designed to mitigate the potentially detrimental effects of excessive social media use.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45912,"journal":{"name":"Adolescent Research Review","volume":"11 :","pages":"433 - 453"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40894-026-00285-7.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148927367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence among Adolescents and Young People: A Systematic Review of Reviews","authors":"Laura Sampedro-Ferreirós,&nbsp;Yolanda Rodríguez-Castro,&nbsp;Rosana Martínez-Román,&nbsp;María Lameiras-Fernández","doi":"10.1007/s40894-026-00281-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40894-026-00281-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The growing use of digital technologies has generated new dynamics in the interpersonal and sexual relationships of adolescents and young adults. Forms of Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence (TFSV), such as image-based sexual harassment and image-based sexual abuse, have gained relevance. This phenomenon particularly affects girls, perpetuating structural gender inequality dynamics in digital environments. This study aims to examine how technology-facilitated sexual violence has been addressed in a sample of adolescents and young adults in recent scientific literature, contributing to its reconceptualization. A review of reviews was conducted based on international scientific literature. The search was conducted across academic databases, including Scopus, Web of Science, Medline, PubMed, PsycINFO, and ERIC, and limited to systematic and scoping reviews published between 2015 and 2025. This article synthesizes the selected reviews, organized around eight key dimensions: conceptualization, perception, attitudes, behaviors, risk factors, consequences, help-seeking, and prevention. Twenty-six reviews, comprising 1,114 studies, met the inclusion criteria. The results show high conceptual variability regarding behaviors derived from technology-facilitated sexual violence. An emotional and social impact on adolescent girls is highlighted, as well as an institutional tendency to minimize these forms of violence. Preventive interventions tend to focus on individual risk, neglecting structural dimensions such as gender and power. The reconceptualization of image-based sexual harassment and abuse within the framework of technology-facilitated sexual violence is proposed, highlighting the need for a standardized measurement instrument to enable study comparisons. This review underscores the need for more contextualized interventions that protect the sexual and digital rights of adolescents and young adults.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45912,"journal":{"name":"Adolescent Research Review","volume":"11 :","pages":"455 - 483"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40894-026-00281-x.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148927680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Chatbots for Children and Adolescents: A Meta-analysis of Chatbots for Mental Health Issues and Psychosocial Well-Being Outcomes","authors":"Qiyang Zhang,&nbsp;Yiying Xiong,&nbsp;Yuan Sui,&nbsp;Chang Tong,&nbsp;Renwen Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s40894-026-00284-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40894-026-00284-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Children and adolescents experience rapid developmental changes that shape both the opportunities and challenges of using chatbots for mental health support. Younger children are still developing emotion regulation and social learning skills, while adolescents navigate identity formation and autonomy. These transitions influence how youth understand, trust, and engage with chatbots. Existing reviews on mental health chatbots tend to focus on young adults, leaving little evidence for younger users. This pre-registered meta-analysis extends existing reviews by synthesizing experimental evidence focused on youth below 18 years old. Through seven databases and backward citation tracking searched between January, 2014 and March, 2025, 2,398 studies were retrieved. After double-blinded screening, 12 studies were included (Range_age = 3 ~ 18 years old, N_total = 2,961, N_ES = 51). Meta-analysis results showed that chatbots are effective for reducing mental health issues (ES = 0.47, <i>p</i> = .027), but no evidence for improvement in psychosocial well-being outcomes. Moderator analysis showed that, compared to text-based chatbots, audio-based ones are more effective for children and adolescents. These findings advance developmental science by specifying which design features enhance mental health chatbots’ effectiveness, providing guidance for creating digital tools that align with children’s and adolescents’ developmental needs. Lastly, readers must interpret the results with some key limitations in mind, including the small sample size, treatments’ short durations, significant heterogeneity, self-reported outcome measures, and publication bias.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45912,"journal":{"name":"Adolescent Research Review","volume":"11 2","pages":"249 - 271"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2026-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148214978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Digital Behavioral Addictions in Adolescents and Psychotherapeutic Interventions: A Systematic Review","authors":"Özge Canoğulları","doi":"10.1007/s40894-026-00283-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40894-026-00283-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A significant research gap exists regarding the comparative effectiveness of psychotherapeutic models across diverse digital addiction types in youth. This systematic review synthesizes 21 studies (2018–2025) examining interventions for internet gaming, social media, and smartphone addictions among adolescents aged 12–19. Participants included mixed-gender samples primarily drawn from school-based and clinical settings across Asia, Europe, and Turkey. Following PRISMA guidelines and using the Joanna Briggs Institute appraisal tools, the review evaluated cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness-based interventions, and peer-led models. Findings indicate that cognitive behavioral therapy is the most frequently studied approach, with evidence of effectiveness across addiction types, although substantial heterogeneity exists in intervention formats and outcome measures. Mindfulness-based approaches show particular promise for social media addiction, while structured behavioral components appear central to interventions targeting internet gaming disorder. However, the evidence base is limited by short follow-up periods and methodological variability. While individual studies generally demonstrated moderate to high methodological quality, the overall strength of evidence is moderated by small sample sizes and heterogeneity. This review underscores the need for high-quality longitudinal research to clarify the long-term effectiveness of psychotherapeutic mechanisms for adolescent digital addiction.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45912,"journal":{"name":"Adolescent Research Review","volume":"11 2","pages":"273 - 287"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40894-026-00283-9.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148214975","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Social Networking Site Use and Adolescents Empathic Skills: A Systematic Literature Review","authors":"Lena Baumann,&nbsp;Pia Spangenberger,&nbsp;Kevin Birkefeld,&nbsp;Mandy Dörre,&nbsp;Lilli Bollmacher,&nbsp;Steve Nebel","doi":"10.1007/s40894-025-00279-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40894-025-00279-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Empathy, the ability to share and understand others’ emotional and mental states, is essential for socioemotional functioning. In adolescence, its development is significantly affected by the social environment. Despite a growing body of research on the effects of increasing social networking site use in adolescence on mental health, relatively little is known about its effects on social skills such as empathy. This systematic review examines the existing literature on the influence of social networking site use on empathy skills in adolescents. The search across eight databases yielded 2,413 results, of which 33 studies were found eligible and included in the analysis. Findings indicate that specific types of use, particularly those classified as problematic or excessive, rather than the mere duration or frequency of use are associated with lower levels of empathy. Assumed moderating effects of personality, media richness, and gender were only examined in a few studies and could not be confirmed based on the results. Overall, the results were relatively heterogeneous and, due to mostly cross-sectional designs, do not allow for causal conclusions. The review further highlights the current limitations of the field, such as a lack of integrative theoretical models, longitudinal and experimental designs, and objective measurement methods.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45912,"journal":{"name":"Adolescent Research Review","volume":"11 :","pages":"485 - 499"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40894-025-00279-x.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148926477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Efficacy of Interventions for Test Anxiety in Adolescents: A Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials","authors":"Congrong Shi,&nbsp;Qiannan Hou,&nbsp;Nixi Zhou,&nbsp;Jin Zhou,&nbsp;Kongliang He","doi":"10.1007/s40894-025-00278-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40894-025-00278-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Although various interventions exist to address adolescent test anxiety, their comparative efficacy remains unclear, creating a gap in evidence-based guidance for researchers, clinicians, and educators. This study aimed to provide the first comprehensive evidence on the comparative efficacy of interventions for test anxiety in adolescents using a Bayesian network meta-analysis, a method that allows for the simultaneous comparison of multiple treatments. A systematic search of eight English and Chinese databases up to June 17, 2025 identified 16 studies (17 randomized controlled trials) involving 1,973 adolescents. The participants were predominantly high school students (11/17 trials), with a majority of studies conducted in China (10/17 trials). The results demonstrated that mindfulness-based interventions, multi-component interventions, and cognitive behavioral therapy were significantly more effective than non-active controls. Mindfulness-based interventions showed the largest effect size (<i>g</i> = -1.82, 95% CrI [-3.02, -0.64]), though this was based on a limited number of trials. Among the interventions with statistically significant effects, mindfulness-based interventions ranked first, followed by multi-component interventions and cognitive behavioral therapy. These findings suggest that mindfulness-based approaches are a particularly promising, though preliminary, first-line treatment for adolescent test anxiety, highlighting the need for more high-quality trials to solidify this preliminary evidence hierarchy.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45912,"journal":{"name":"Adolescent Research Review","volume":"11 2","pages":"317 - 329"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148215010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Healing Online or Onsite? A Meta-analysis of Online Mental Health RCTs and a Comparison with In-person RCTs Among Children and Adolescents","authors":"Qiyang Zhang,&nbsp;Li Li,&nbsp;Yuan Sui,&nbsp;Fu-Hung Lin,&nbsp;Zixuan Huang","doi":"10.1007/s40894-025-00277-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40894-025-00277-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Mental health interventions delivered through the internet are more scalable, affordable, and demand less training. Yet, the effects of these online programs and factors contributing to the effectiveness, especially for children and adolescents, remain unclear. This meta-analysis aims to not only understand the impact of online mental health interventions for both positive and negative mental health outcomes, but also compare online programs to school-based programs to provide practical implications. The research team applied meticulous search strategies, including database queries, handsearching, forward and backward citation tracking. Double-blinded screening against stringent inclusion criteria identified 28 eligible studies. Overall, online interventions effectively reduced negative outcomes, such as depression and anxiety (<i>ES</i> = 0.19, <i>p</i> &lt; .001, N_ES = 135, 95% PI = [− 0.10, 0.53], 95% CI = [0.12, 0.27], I² = 71.4%, τ² = 0.0186). However, no evidence was found for online interventions’ effect on positive outcomes, such as well-being. In the negative outcomes’ model, studies with smaller sample sizes, non-clinical populations, and elementary students produced larger effect sizes. In addition, the analysis compared online interventions targeting depression and anxiety with school-based in-person interventions, based on data collected in a previously published meta-analysis. Results showed that both online and school-based interventions are effective, although in-person programs produced a slightly larger weighted average effect size. Differences between online and in-person randomized controlled trials were not statistically significant. These findings suggest that online mental health interventions can be a viable alternative to supplement in-person interventions, especially for schools and communities with limited resources dedicated to student mental health.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45912,"journal":{"name":"Adolescent Research Review","volume":"11 2","pages":"289 - 315"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148214976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Revisiting the Relationship Between Adolescent Internet Gaming Disorder and Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis","authors":"Chengbin Zheng,&nbsp;Kai Liu,&nbsp;Leilei Liang,&nbsp;Tongshuang Yuan,&nbsp;Honghua Li,&nbsp;Yajie Qing,&nbsp;Chaofan Zhang,&nbsp;Yaning Su,&nbsp;Yujie Cui,&nbsp;Songli Mei","doi":"10.1007/s40894-025-00275-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40894-025-00275-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Although numerous early studies have reported a significant positive association between adolescent internet gaming disorder and depression, existing reviews have largely failed to systematically examine recent findings indicating that this association may have weakened or become nonsignificant. Additionally, prior reviews have lacked comprehensive quantitative analyses considering developmental stage, cultural differences, and study designs. This review aims to fill these gaps by synthesizing existing evidence to re-examine the relationship between adolescent internet gaming disorder and depression, while further exploring how different factors may moderate this association. We conducted two separate meta-analyses to explore the relationship between the two variables. By searching five major databases, a total of 11,041 relevant articles were identified. After a rigorous screening process, 46 articles were included in the meta-analysis of correlation, while 18 articles were included in the regression meta-analysis as a sensitivity analysis. A significant positive association between internet gaming disorder and depression among adolescents was found in the meta-analysis (<i>r</i> = 0.29). Subgroup analyses indicated that there are significant differences in the correlation between the two across Eastern and Western countries, as well as among various nations. The correlation coefficients between the two was higher in Eastern countries (<i>r</i>_<i>east</i> = 0.31) compared to Western countries (<i>r</i>_<i>west</i> = 0.22). Moreover, the association was marginally significantly stronger in cross-sectional study designs (<i>r</i> = 0.33) than in longitudinal ones (<i>r</i> = 0.26). These findings were further validated through the sensitivity analysis. This review not only provides the latest quantitative evidence on the relationship between adolescent internet gaming disorder and depression but also highlights the important role of cultural context and study designs in shaping this relationship, laying a crucial literature foundation for future research on mechanisms and intervention design.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45912,"journal":{"name":"Adolescent Research Review","volume":"11 :","pages":"415 - 432"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2025-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148926395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}