Articles and Their Annotated Bibliography

ARTICLES AND THEIR ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Articles and Their Annotated Bibliography
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11 May 2019

ARTICLES AND THEIR ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Lissak, G. (2018). Adverse physiological and psychological effects of screen time on
children and adolescents: Literature review and case study. Environmental Research, 164
(July), 149-157.
This study tried to identify the growing excessive use of electronic or digital media. This
use is slowly becoming addictive and has adverse consequences physically, socially,
neurologically and psychologically. This paper also presented and discussed a case study related
to ADHD disease and discussed its consequences and cures. Through proper research and this
case study, the paper concluded that the excessive use of digital media by children as well as
adults may hamper their soundness of psychophysiological resilience (Lissak, 2018).
The research was mainly focused on the excessive use of mobile phones. It talked about
diseases or adverse consequences that can be caused by excessive use of mobile phones
(Christoph Augner & Gerhard W. Hacker, 2012). The sleep of a person can adversely affect by
additive use of digital media like it is displacing other activities, the media type is also slowly
changing, the time of use of digital media especially mobile phones are increasing exposure to
blue lights, location is affecting the time of sleep, etc. The cardiovascular system is also get
affected by the excessive use of digital media as a mobile phone. It can cause obesity,
fluctuations in blood pressure, etc.
The stress level of a person can also be hampered by additive use of digital media. It can
also hamper the vision of a person because of its ease of use at any time. The increasing use of
digital media is also decreasing outdoor fun activities that may cause orthopedic related diseases
in a person (Wade C. Jacobsen & Renata Forste, 2011). The tension and stress that is caused by
its use can lead to depression and suicidal behavior in a person. Due to the increasing use of

ARTICLES AND THEIR ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
digital media by children nowadays a disease named Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD) is occurring on a high intensity in children and adolescents. Its basic symptoms are
attention-related problems, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. The more use of digital media creates
an addiction behavior towards screens and also affecting their predictive behavior. The harmful
radiations that come out from the screens of digital media are harming the body and thinking the
power of the persons using it.
This research paper also disused a case study which is related to a story of a 9-year-old
child that is suffering from ADHD. In this case study the exhibit restlessness, easy distraction,
difficulty in listening, hyperactivity and difficulty in listening and following instructions by the
child are discussed. After an effective treatment of weeks, the child was showing improvement in
his condition and was curing of ADHD. This all become possible mainly due to reduced use of
digital media by the child and his family.
When the research paper is critically analyzed it can be said that the author of the
considered paper has provided relevant information on excessive use of digital media by people,
especially children (Yolanda (Linda) Reid Chassiakos, Jenny Radesky, Dimitri Christakis,
Megan A. Moreno, & Corinn Cross, 2016). This research is very relevant for the students as they
can decide from a small age only that what is good and bad for their health and work upon it
accordingly. It can be seen that the author has researched much about this topic and put a lot of
efforts in bringing them together. The author has provided relevant information related to
adverse consequences that can be caused by excessive use of digital media (Bridget Kelly,
Stefanie Vandevijvere, Becky Freeman, & Gabrielle Jenkin, 2015). The language of the paper is
also not complicated and easily under stable even by children also. It is advised to readers of that