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Digital Health Reviews (1802) Misinformation and Disinformation Outbreaks and Information Prevalence Studies (102) Loneliness and Social Isolation (156) Problematic Internet Use, Online Gambling and Game Addiction (204) Social Media in Adolescence (79) Game Addiction and Other Unintended Consequences (38) Digital Mental Health Interventions, e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (2237)

Published on in Vol 27 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/60410, first published .
Loneliness and Problematic Media Use: Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies

Loneliness and Problematic Media Use: Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies

Loneliness and Problematic Media Use: Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies

Authors of this article:

Jia Yuin Fam1 Author Orcid Image ;   Niko Männikkö2 Author Orcid Image
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