The Longitudinal Impact of Screen Time on Adolescent Development: Moderation by Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia

• Published in: Journal of adolescent health Vol. 63; no. 4; pp. 459 - 465
• Main Authors: Sanders, Wesley, Parent, Justin, Abaied, Jamie L., Forehand, Rex, Coyne, Sarah, Dyer, W. Justin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2018; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Adolescence; Adolescents; Aggressiveness; Cardiac arrhythmia; Communications media; Internalization; Internalizing disorders; Moderation; Physiological psychology; Prosocial behavior; Psychological functioning; Psychology; Psychopathology; Reactivity; Respiratory sinus arrhythmia; Screen time; Social development; Teenagers; Youth; Adolescence; Psychopathology; Respiratory sinus arrhythmia; Communications media

To date, little is known about underlying psychophysiological contributions to the impact of media content and overall screen time on adolescent psychological functioning. In the present study we examine respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) as a moderator of the link between specific types of media co...