Martin-Barrado Antonio David, Gomez-Baya Diego
Department of Social, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Universidad de Huelva, Huelva, Spain.
Front Psychol. 2025 Jul 3;16:1552128. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1552128. eCollection 2025.
Excessive internet use among adolescents has increasingly raised concerns about its potential impact on psychological well-being, including issues such as depression and anxiety. Despite the extensive research on this topic, few studies have examined it through the lens of the Positive Youth Development (PYD) model. This model emphasizes the strengths and skills that enable adolescents to develop into healthy, well-integrated adults. This study aimed to analyze the influence of PYD on children's and adolescents' use of the Internet, social media, and Artificial Intelligence.
A systematic review was conducted following PRISMA guidelines across the Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed databases from their inception until December 2024. The protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42024602945).
17 quantitative studies (cross-sectional and longitudinal) published between 2012 and 2024 met the inclusion criteria and were evaluated using the Joanna Briggs Institute tool. The results suggest that PYD acts as a protective factor against risk behaviors associated with excessive use of the Internet and social media, such as pornography consumption, sexting, gaming disorders, and cyberbullying. This protective effect is consistent with its influence on other risk behaviors. Furthermore, variables such as emotional self-regulation and family environment were identified as crucial in mitigating these behaviors.
The PYD model appears to offer promising strategies for promoting responsible use of digital technologies. However, most studies were conducted in China, suggesting the need for cross-cultural research to support the generalization of the findings. Moreover, research is still needed to address the association between PYD and artificial intelligence use. Finally, the study discusses the implications of these results for future research and practice.
https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42024602945, identifier [CRD42024602945].
青少年过度使用互联网日益引发人们对其对心理健康潜在影响的担忧，包括抑郁和焦虑等问题。尽管对这一主题进行了广泛研究，但很少有研究从积极青少年发展（PYD）模型的角度进行审视。该模型强调使青少年成长为健康、融入良好的成年人的优势和技能。本研究旨在分析积极青少年发展对儿童和青少年使用互联网、社交媒体及人工智能的影响。
按照PRISMA指南，对科学网、Scopus和PubMed数据库自创建至2024年12月的数据进行了系统综述。该方案已在PROSPERO（CRD42024602945）中注册。
2012年至2024年间发表的17项定量研究（横断面研究和纵向研究）符合纳入标准，并使用乔安娜·布里格斯研究所工具进行评估。结果表明，积极青少年发展作为一种保护因素，可抵御与过度使用互联网和社交媒体相关的风险行为，如观看色情内容、发送色情短信、游戏障碍和网络欺凌。这种保护作用与其对其他风险行为的影响一致。此外，情绪自我调节和家庭环境等变量被确定为减轻这些行为的关键因素。
积极青少年发展模型似乎为促进数字技术的负责任使用提供了有前景的策略。然而，大多数研究在中国进行，这表明需要开展跨文化研究以支持研究结果的推广。此外，仍需开展研究以探讨积极青少年发展与人工智能使用之间的关联。最后，本研究讨论了这些结果对未来研究和实践的启示。
https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42024602945，标识符[CRD42024602945]
