Curtin University Homepage
  • Library
  • Help
    • Admin

    espace - Curtin’s institutional repository

    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.
    View Item 
    • espace Home
    • espace
    • Curtin Research Publications
    • View Item
    • espace Home
    • espace
    • Curtin Research Publications
    • View Item

    Reciprocal Relationships between Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms and Screen Media Use during Adolescence

    Access Status
    Fulltext not available
    Authors
    Houghton, S.
    Lawrence, D.
    Hunter, S.
    Rosenberg, M.
    Zadow, C.
    Wood, L.
    Shilton, Trevor
    Date
    2018
    Type
    Journal Article
    
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Citation
    Houghton, S. and Lawrence, D. and Hunter, S. and Rosenberg, M. and Zadow, C. and Wood, L. and Shilton, T. 2018. Reciprocal Relationships between Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms and Screen Media Use during Adolescence. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 47 (11): pp. 2453-2467.
    Source Title
    Journal of Youth and Adolescence
    DOI
    10.1007/s10964-018-0901-y
    ISSN
    0047-2891
    School
    School of Public Health
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73324
    Collection
    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    © 2018, The Author(s). Adolescents are constantly connected with each other and the digital landscape through a myriad of screen media devices. Unprecedented access to the wider world and hence a variety of activities, particularly since the introduction of mobile technology, has given rise to questions regarding the impact of this changing media environment on the mental health of young people. Depressive symptoms are one of the most common disabling health issues in adolescence and although research has examined associations between screen use and symptoms of depression, longitudinal investigations are rare and fewer still consider trajectories of change in symptoms. Given the plethora of devices and normalisation of their use, understanding potential longitudinal associations with mental health is crucial. A sample of 1,749 (47% female) adolescents (10–17 years) participated in six waves of data collection over two years. Symptoms of depression, time spent on screens, and on separate screen activities (social networking, gaming, web browsing, TV/passive) were self-reported. Latent growth curve modelling revealed three trajectories of depressive symptoms (low-stable, high-decreasing, and low-increasing) and there were important differences across these groups on screen use. Some small, positive associations were evident between depressive symptoms and later screen use, and between screen use and later depressive symptoms. However, a Random Intercept Cross Lagged Panel Model revealed no consistent support for a longitudinal association. The study highlights the importance of considering differential trajectories of depressive symptoms and specific forms of screen activity to understand these relationships.

    Related items

    Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.

    • Relationships between psychosocial outcomes in adolescents who are obese and their parents during a multi-disciplinary family-based healthy lifestyle intervention: One-year follow-up of a waitlist controlled trial (Curtin University's Activity, Food and Attitudes Program)
      Fenner, Ashley; Howie, E.; Davis, M.; Straker, L. (2016)
      Background: Limited studies have investigated relationships in psychosocial outcomes between adolescents who are obese and their parents and how psychosocial outcomes change during participation in a physical activity and ...
    • The relationship between maternal depressive, anxious, and stress symptoms during pregnancy and adult offspring behavioral and emotional problems
      Betts, K.; Williams, G.; Najman, J.; Alati, Rosa (2015)
      © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Background Prenatal maternal depressive, anxious, and stress symptoms have been found to be associated with child and adolescent behavior problems. In this paper, we investigate their impact ...
    • Recovering from an acute cardiac event - the relationship between depression and life satisfaction
      Page, K.; Davidson, Patricia; Edward, K.; Allen, J.; Cummins, R.; Thompson, D.; Worrall-Carter, L. (2010)
      Aims. This study sought to measure the rates and trajectory of depression over six months following admission for an acute cardiac event and describe the relationship between depression and life satisfaction. Background. ...
    Advanced search

    Browse

    Communities & CollectionsIssue DateAuthorTitleSubjectDocument TypeThis CollectionIssue DateAuthorTitleSubjectDocument Type

    My Account

    Admin

    Statistics

    Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors

    Follow Curtin

    • 
    • 
    • 
    • 
    • 

    CRICOS Provider Code: 00301JABN: 99 143 842 569TEQSA: PRV12158

    Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy statement | Accessibility

    Curtin would like to pay respect to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members of our community by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which the Perth campus is located, the Whadjuk people of the Nyungar Nation; and on our Kalgoorlie campus, the Wongutha people of the North-Eastern Goldfields.