Wiguna Tjhin, Minayati Kusuma, Kaligis Fransiska, Teh Sylvia Dominic, Sourander Andre, Dirjayanto Valerie Josephine, Krishnandita Maria, Meriem Nabella, Gilbert Sonja
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia-dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Reseach Center for Child Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Heliyon. 2023 Dec 6;10(1):e23325. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23325. eCollection 2024 Jan 15.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has brought drastic changes globally in the past three years, one of which is an increase in the use of digital media or electronic devices. Previous studies have shown that long screen time may stimulate the neurobiological system, resulting in various behavioural and emotional problems; however, there is insufficient population-based evidence. This study aimed to investigate the influence of screen time on behavioural and emotional problems in Indonesian adolescents at three time points: the pre-, peak, and post-peak periods of COVID-19. Data were collected using an online community mental health survey. This survey incorporated the Youth Screen Time Survey to gauge screen time and the adolescent version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire to assess emotional, conduct, and prosocial behaviour problems. The participants were adolescents in secondary and senior high schools, with 337, 423, and 1,096 participants from the pre-, peak-, and post-pandemic periods, respectively, included in the analysis. Daily average screen time was compared, followed by the calculation of odds ratios for screen time and mental health problems during the different periods. The results demonstrated significant differences in adolescents' total daily average screen time between the different pandemic periods. Decreased screen time was associated with reduced emotional, conduct, and prosocial behaviour problems, especially during the peak period. Thus, psychoeducation on screen time in adolescents should be considered as a point of interest for mental well-being interventions.
在过去三年里，2019年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行在全球带来了巨大变化，其中之一是数字媒体或电子设备的使用增加。此前的研究表明，长时间看屏幕可能会刺激神经生物学系统，导致各种行为和情绪问题；然而，基于人群的证据并不充分。本研究旨在调查在三个时间点——COVID-19的疫情前、高峰期和高峰期后——屏幕使用时间对印度尼西亚青少年行为和情绪问题的影响。数据通过在线社区心理健康调查收集。该调查纳入了青少年屏幕使用时间调查以衡量屏幕使用时间，并采用青少年版的优势与困难问卷来评估情绪、行为和亲社会行为问题。参与者为初中和高中学生，分析分别纳入了疫情前、高峰期和疫情后时期的337名、423名和1096名参与者。比较了每日平均屏幕使用时间，随后计算了不同时期屏幕使用时间与心理健康问题的比值比。结果表明，不同疫情时期青少年的每日平均屏幕总使用时间存在显著差异。屏幕使用时间减少与情绪、行为和亲社会行为问题的减少相关，尤其是在高峰期。因此，青少年屏幕使用时间的心理教育应被视为心理健康干预的一个关注点。
