July 16, 2025

Leisure screen time, internet gaming disorder, and mental health among Chinese adolescents: a large-scale cross-sectional study (Preprint)

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Cross-sectional survey shows increased mental health disorders in Chinese adolescents linked to leisure screen time and internet gaming disorder.

Excessive leisure screen time was found in 48.2% of adolescents and was linked to poor mental health outcomes.
Internet gaming disorder prevalence was noted at 1.4%, with a strong association to mental health issues that include depression and anxiety.
Among adolescents, the risk of mental health disorders rose significantly with increased leisure screen time.
Jointly, adolescents displaying both excessive leisure screen time and internet gaming disorder faced the highest risk of mental health issues.

Deng et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Cross-sectional survey shows increased mental health disorders in Chinese adolescents linked to leisure screen time and internet gaming disorder.