Mental health problems represent one of the largest burdens of disease among young people, examining its influencing factors (especially the buffering effect of positive individual personal traits) is of great theoretical and practical implications. In particular, to clearly address this issue, the social background should also be paid attention to, especially the post-pandemic and digital era has created a dynamic landscape impacting adolescents' mental health. Being deprived of social contacts and forced to adjust to online education, while going through a critical developmental stage, adolescents and students might suffer more severe effects of the COVID-19 pandemic-related stressors than the general population.
Regarding the post-pandemic is over, though it is over, its long-term dramatic effect, interwoven with the surge of digital usage, on the mental health and adaptation of adolescents shall be widely examined, and the potential positive influence is more noteworthy. Hence, this Research Topic aims to understand how digital usage in the post-pandemic environment affects adolescents' mental health and adaptation, which can develop the impetus to generate effective intervention programs to reduce the negative effect of extended digital usage, which, hopefully, will contribute to preventing adolescents from suffering mental health problems in the post-pandemic era, all over the world.
More specifically, We encourage submissions that delve into various facets of this Research Topic, which includes, but is not limited to:
1.Submissions are encouraged to scrutinize the influence of digital usage, including but not limited to digital networks, social media, and online interactions, on the mental health and adaptability of adolescents within the contours of the post-pandemic era.
2.Submissions on investigations into the role of individual traits amidst the digitalized post-pandemic era, such as resilience, coping strategies, and personality, in shaping adolescents' psychological well-being and adaptation.
3.Studies on effective interventions and support mechanisms designed to assist adolescents in navigating the challenges posed by surging digital usage in post-epidemic environments.
Mental health problems represent one of the largest burdens of disease among young people, examining its influencing factors (especially the buffering effect of positive individual personal traits) is of great theoretical and practical implications. In particular, to clearly address this issue, the social background should also be paid attention to, especially the post-pandemic and digital era has created a dynamic landscape impacting adolescents' mental health. Being deprived of social contacts and forced to adjust to online education, while going through a critical developmental stage, adolescents and students might suffer more severe effects of the COVID-19 pandemic-related stressors than the general population.
Regarding the post-pandemic is over, though it is over, its long-term dramatic effect, interwoven with the surge of digital usage, on the mental health and adaptation of adolescents shall be widely examined, and the potential positive influence is more noteworthy. Hence, this Research Topic aims to understand how digital usage in the post-pandemic environment affects adolescents' mental health and adaptation, which can develop the impetus to generate effective intervention programs to reduce the negative effect of extended digital usage, which, hopefully, will contribute to preventing adolescents from suffering mental health problems in the post-pandemic era, all over the world.
More specifically, We encourage submissions that delve into various facets of this Research Topic, which includes, but is not limited to:
1.Submissions are encouraged to scrutinize the influence of digital usage, including but not limited to digital networks, social media, and online interactions, on the mental health and adaptability of adolescents within the contours of the post-pandemic era.
2.Submissions on investigations into the role of individual traits amidst the digitalized post-pandemic era, such as resilience, coping strategies, and personality, in shaping adolescents' psychological well-being and adaptation.
3.Studies on effective interventions and support mechanisms designed to assist adolescents in navigating the challenges posed by surging digital usage in post-epidemic environments.