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Digital Mental Health Interventions, e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (3294) Games and Gamification for Health (1022) Depression and Mood Disorders; Suicide Prevention (2502) Problematic Internet Use, Online Gambling and Game Addiction (345) Mental Health Issues in Adolescence (778) Kids' and Adolescents' Use of Technology (193) Screen Time for Children and Adolescents (112)

Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

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Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/80737, first published .
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Leisure Screen Time, Internet Gaming Disorder, and Mental Health Among Chinese Adolescents: Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Study

Leisure Screen Time, Internet Gaming Disorder, and Mental Health Among Chinese Adolescents: Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Study

Authors of this article:

Qin Deng1 Author Orcid Image ;   Linna Sha1 Author Orcid Image ;   Jiaojiao Hou2 Author Orcid Image ;   Xunying Zhao2 Author Orcid Image ;   Rong Xiang1 Author Orcid Image ;   Jiangbo Zhu1 Author Orcid Image ;   Yang Qu2 Author Orcid Image ;   Jinyu Zhou1 Author Orcid Image ;   Ting Yu2 Author Orcid Image ;   Xin Song1 Author Orcid Image ;   Sirui Zheng1 Author Orcid Image ;   Tao Han1 Author Orcid Image ;   Bin Yang1 Author Orcid Image ;   Mengyu Fan2 Author Orcid Image ;   Xia Jiang1, 2, 3 Author Orcid Image
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Journals

  1. Sharma N. Internet Gaming Addiction in Children and Adolescents: A Narrative Review in the Context of Screen Time. Cureus 2026 View
  2. Wang J, Sun H, Duan M, Zhang X. Digital Screen Time and Mental Health Difficulties Among Preschool Children in Western China: Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2026;28:e99762 View
  3. Peng P, Chen Z, Ren S, Liang Y, Tan Y, Chen X, Tang J, Liao Y. Associations in Both Directions Between Internet Gaming Disorder and Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Among Chinese Adolescent Gamers: Two-Wave Prospective Cohort Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2026;28:e86919 View