Italian Pediatric Society, Rome, Italy.
University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Ital J Pediatr. 2019 Nov 27;45(1):149. doi: 10.1186/s13052-019-0725-8.
The use of media device, such as smartphone and tablet, is currently increasing, especially among the youngest. Adolescents spend more and more time with their smartphones consulting social media, mainly Facebook, Instagram and Twitter because. Adolescents often feel the necessity to use a media device as a means to construct a social identity and express themselves. For some children, smartphone ownership starts even sooner as young as 7 yrs, according to internet safety experts.
We analyzed the evidence on media use and its consequences in adolescence.
In literature, smartphones and tablets use may negatively influences the psychophysical development of the adolescent, such as learning, sleep and sigh. Moreover, obesity, distraction, addiction, cyberbullism and Hikikomori phenomena are described in adolescents who use media device too frequently. The Italian Pediatric Society provide action-oriented recommendations for families and clinicians to avoid negative outcomes.
Both parents and clinicians should be aware of the widespread phenomenon of media device use among adolescents and try to avoid psychophysical consequences on the youngest.
目前，媒体设备（如智能手机和平板电脑）的使用正在增加，尤其是在年轻人中。青少年花在智能手机上的时间越来越多，他们主要通过社交媒体（如 Facebook、Instagram 和 Twitter）进行咨询，因为青少年常常感到有必要使用媒体设备来构建社交身份和表达自己。根据网络安全专家的说法，有些孩子早在 7 岁就开始拥有智能手机。
我们分析了媒体使用及其在青少年中的后果的证据。
在文献中，智能手机和平板电脑的使用可能会对青少年的心理生理发展产生负面影响，例如学习、睡眠和叹息。此外，过度使用媒体设备的青少年还会出现肥胖、注意力不集中、成瘾、网络欺凌和 Hikikomori 现象。意大利儿科学会为家长和临床医生提供了面向行动的建议，以避免对青少年产生负面影响。
家长和临床医生都应该意识到青少年中普遍存在的媒体设备使用现象，并尽量避免对青少年的心理生理造成影响。
