Technology and Adolescent Health: In Schools and Beyond discusses how today's adolescents are digital natives, using technology at home and in school to access information, for entertainment, to socialize and do schoolwork. This book summarizes research on how technology use impacts adolescent mental health, sleep, physical activity and eating habits. In addition, it identifies monitoring and screening technology-based tools for use with adolescents.
1. Cover - p. i 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Contributors - p. iv 6. Preface - p. xv 7. Chapter 1: Adolescent development and schooling in the digital age - p. xviii 8. Chapter 2: Current trends in digital media: How and why teens use technology - p. 23 9. Chapter 3: When adolescent offline risks behaviors go online - p. 56 10. Chapter 4: Learning behaviors and school engagement: opportunities and challenges with technology in the classroom - p. 78 11. Chapter 5: Health information and healthcare seeking online - p. 113 12. Chapter 6: Using digital health technology to support prevention and management of chronic disease among adolescents - p. 140 13. Chapter 7: Technology and eating behaviors in adolescents - p. 153 14. Chapter 8: The influence of technology on physical activity in adolescents - p. 170 15. Chapter 9: Adolescent sexual and reproductive health: digital technology risks and opportunities - p. 203 16. Chapter 10: Technology and sleep - p. 229 17. Chapter 11: Transportation, technology, and adolescent health - p. 247 18. Chapter 12: Adolescent Mental Health Challenges in the Digital World - p. 281 19. Chapter 13: Mental health benefits and opportunities - p. 304 20. Chapter 14: Digital tools that promote or alleviate interpersonal violence - p. 345 21. Chapter 15: The impact of digital media use on the musculoskeletal and visual systems - p. 363 22. Chapter 16: Problematic and addictive technology use - p. 380 23. Index - p. 398
Technology and Adolescent Health: In Schools and Beyond discusses how today's adolescents are digital natives, using technology at home and in school to access information, for entertainment, to socialize and do schoolwork. This book summarizes research on how technology use impacts adolescent mental health, sleep, physical activity and eating habits. In addition, it identifies monitoring and screening technology-based tools for use with adolescents.
1. Cover - p. i 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Contributors - p. iv 6. Preface - p. xv 7. Chapter 1: Adolescent development and schooling in the digital age - p. xviii 8. Chapter 2: Current trends in digital media: How and why teens use technology - p. 23 9. Chapter 3: When adolescent offline risks behaviors go online - p. 56 10. Chapter 4: Learning behaviors and school engagement: opportunities and challenges with technology in the classroom - p. 78 11. Chapter 5: Health information and healthcare seeking online - p. 113 12. Chapter 6: Using digital health technology to support prevention and management of chronic disease among adolescents - p. 140 13. Chapter 7: Technology and eating behaviors in adolescents - p. 153 14. Chapter 8: The influence of technology on physical activity in adolescents - p. 170 15. Chapter 9: Adolescent sexual and reproductive health: digital technology risks and opportunities - p. 203 16. Chapter 10: Technology and sleep - p. 229 17. Chapter 11: Transportation, technology, and adolescent health - p. 247 18. Chapter 12: Adolescent Mental Health Challenges in the Digital World - p. 281 19. Chapter 13: Mental health benefits and opportunities - p. 304 20. Chapter 14: Digital tools that promote or alleviate interpersonal violence - p. 345 21. Chapter 15: The impact of digital media use on the musculoskeletal and visual systems - p. 363 22. Chapter 16: Problematic and addictive technology use - p. 380 23. Index - p. 398
