Health implications of new age technologies for adolescents: A review of the research

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 605-619

  Bailin, Alexandra ^a   Milanaik, Ruth ^b   Adesman, Andrew ^b  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Northwell Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell phone; Cyberbullying; Internet; Social media; Video games

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; BULLYING; CAR DRIVING; CYBERBULLYING; HUMAN; INTERNET ADDICTION; MOBILE PHONE; NEW AGE TECHNOLOGY; PORNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY; RECREATION; REVIEW; SELF CONTROL; SLEEP; TECHNOLOGY; TEXT MESSAGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EROTICA; HEALTH STATUS; PARENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL MEDIA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BULLYING; CELL PHONES; EROTICA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL MEDIA; STUDENTS; SUICIDE; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 84920670342     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: 1531698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000140     Document Type: Review

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