Adolescent gaming and social media usage before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Interim results of a longitudinal study
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Adolescent gaming and social media usage before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Interim results of a longitudinal study. / Paschke, Kerstin; Austermann, Maria Isabella; Simon-Kutscher, Kathrin; Thomasius, Rainer.
In: SUCHT, Vol. 67, No. 1, 02.2021, p. 13-22.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Adolescent gaming and social media usage before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Interim results of a longitudinal study
AU - Paschke, Kerstin
AU - Austermann, Maria Isabella
AU - Simon-Kutscher, Kathrin
AU - Thomasius, Rainer
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Hogrefe AG.
PY - 2021/2
Y1 - 2021/2
N2 - Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns about a potential increase of addictive behaviors. Adolescents are considered particularly vulnerable to a problematic usage of digital applications. For the fi rst systematic investigation of screen time and problematic usage patterns over the course of the pandemic, a pre-pandemic survey on adolescent social media (SM) and gaming use was extended to a longitudinal study. Here we present the results of the fi rst two measurements points (pre-pandemic/under lockdown). Methods: A representative sample of 1,221 adolescents (10 17 years) participated in an online survey in 09/2019, 824 of them in 04/2020. Prevalence rates were measured at baseline with standardized scales covering ICD-11 criteria for problematic usage patterns. These were statistically compared and related to pre- and under-lockdown screen time. Results: Pre-pandemic prevalence rates for pathological SM/gaming were about 3 % each, for at-risk usage 8 10 % including more boys than girls. Usage frequencies and screen times signifi cantly increased under the lockdown. The predictive value of usage patterns for screen time decreased from before to during the lockdown. Changes in screen time could not be predicted by the usage pattern. Discussion: The stability of the observed rates and effects should be further examined over the course of the pandemic. This will lead to relevant implications for prevention measures and the allocation of intervention resources.
AB - Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns about a potential increase of addictive behaviors. Adolescents are considered particularly vulnerable to a problematic usage of digital applications. For the fi rst systematic investigation of screen time and problematic usage patterns over the course of the pandemic, a pre-pandemic survey on adolescent social media (SM) and gaming use was extended to a longitudinal study. Here we present the results of the fi rst two measurements points (pre-pandemic/under lockdown). Methods: A representative sample of 1,221 adolescents (10 17 years) participated in an online survey in 09/2019, 824 of them in 04/2020. Prevalence rates were measured at baseline with standardized scales covering ICD-11 criteria for problematic usage patterns. These were statistically compared and related to pre- and under-lockdown screen time. Results: Pre-pandemic prevalence rates for pathological SM/gaming were about 3 % each, for at-risk usage 8 10 % including more boys than girls. Usage frequencies and screen times signifi cantly increased under the lockdown. The predictive value of usage patterns for screen time decreased from before to during the lockdown. Changes in screen time could not be predicted by the usage pattern. Discussion: The stability of the observed rates and effects should be further examined over the course of the pandemic. This will lead to relevant implications for prevention measures and the allocation of intervention resources.
KW - adolescents
KW - COVID-19 pandemic
KW - gaming disorder
KW - screen time
KW - social media disorder
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85100876591&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1024/0939-5911/a000694
DO - 10.1024/0939-5911/a000694
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85100876591
VL - 67
SP - 13
EP - 22
JO - SUCHT
JF - SUCHT
SN - 0939-5911
IS - 1
ER -