Impact of Screen Time and Cyberbullying on Depression in Adolescents

Shengyuan Huang

2025

Abstract

Teenagers' increasing use of the internet has led to a number of problems, such as excessive screen time and cyberbullying, which are both closely linked to psychlogical conditions. This study investigates the connection between adolescent depression, screen time, and cyberbullying. Overuse of screens, especially Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD), has been shown to have long-term reciprocal impacts on anxiety and depressive symptoms. Age and gender disparities also affect how severe these consequences are, underscoring the necessity of specialised therapies. Adolescents' mental health is severely impacted by cyberbullying, which is defined by negative online conduct and can result in depression, loneliness, low self-esteem, and even suicide thoughts. One protective component that has been found to lessen the detrimental impacts of cyberbullying is social support, especially from parents. Reducing screen time, encouraging outdoor activities, improving online moral literacy, and building stronger peer and family support networks are all important, according to this study. To address these expanding problems and enhance adolescents' mental health, targeted preventative and intervention techniques are crucial.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Huang S. (2025). Impact of Screen Time and Cyberbullying on Depression in Adolescents. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Applied Psychology and Marketing Management - Volume 1: APMM; ISBN 978-989-758-791-7, SciTePress, pages 507-510. DOI: 10.5220/0014137300004942

in Bibtex Style

@conference{apmm25,
author={Shengyuan Huang},
title={Impact of Screen Time and Cyberbullying on Depression in Adolescents},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Applied Psychology and Marketing Management - Volume 1: APMM},
year={2025},
pages={507-510},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0014137300004942},
isbn={978-989-758-791-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Applied Psychology and Marketing Management - Volume 1: APMM
TI - Impact of Screen Time and Cyberbullying on Depression in Adolescents
SN - 978-989-758-791-7
AU - Huang S.
PY - 2025
SP - 507
EP - 510
DO - 10.5220/0014137300004942
PB - SciTePress