
@article{ref1,
title="Excessive recreational Internet use was associated with poor mental health in adolescents",
journal="Acta paediatrica",
year="2020",
author="Khan, Asaduzzaman and Uddin, Riaz and Lee, Eun-Young",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Adolescents spend significant time using the Internet for recreational and academic purposes. It can increase social interaction and peer-to-peer support, but excessive use has been linked to psychosocial problems, including hyperactivity, anxiety and depression, sleep problems and self-harm. Nearly every adolescent in South Korea has access to the Internet and studies from 2003-2009 showed that higher recreational Internet use was associated with poor mental health.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0803-5253",
doi="10.1111/apa.15528",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apa.15528"
}