Cultivating digital literacy to mitigate the harm of excessive smartphone use among adolescents

LI Xiuhong

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025152

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LI Xiuhong. Cultivating digital literacy to mitigate the harm of excessive smartphone use among adolescents[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2025, 46(5): 609-613. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025152

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LI Xiuhong. Cultivating digital literacy to mitigate the harm of excessive smartphone use among adolescents[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2025, 46(5): 609-613. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025152

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Cultivating digital literacy to mitigate the harm of excessive smartphone use among adolescents

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025152

LI Xiuhong

School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen (510080), Guangdong Province, China

Received Date: 2025-04-11
Rev Recd Date: 2025-04-25

Available Online: 2025-06-07

Publish Date: 2025-05-25

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Smartphones are a double-edged sword, bringing convenience and access to new social resources for learning, social interaction, and entertainment, they also bring risks and problems such as smartphone addition, cybersecurity threats and cyberbullying. The study reviews the pros and cons of adolescent smartphone use and proposes the urgent need to enhance digital literacy. It suggests strengthening smartphone management across four levels—individual, family, school, and society, to provide comprehensive, multi-layered support and guidance for adolescents in developing healthy smartphone usage habits.
- Cellular phone,
- Tool use behavior,
- Behavior, addictive,
- Adolescent

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