The internet and children’s psychological wellbeing

• Published in: Journal of health economics Vol. 69; pp. 102274 - 20
• Main Authors: McDool, Emily, Powell, Philip, Roberts, Jennifer, Taylor, Karl
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.01.2020; Elsevier Sequoia S.A
• Subjects: Adolescent girls; Broadband; Childhood; Children; Crowding; Developmental stages; Digital media; Digital society; Emotional development; Emotions; Entertainment; Happiness; Health administration; Health economics; Internet; Mass media; Neighborhoods; Psychological factors; Psychological well being; Side effects; Social development; Social media; Time use; Wellbeing; Happiness; I31; Social media; Digital society; Wellbeing; Children; J13; D60

Late childhood and adolescence is a critical time for social and emotional development. Over the past two decades, this life stage has been hugely affected by the almost universal adoption of the internet as a source of information, communication, and entertainment. We use a large representative sam...