JOURNAL OF THE CZECH PEDIATRIC SOCIETY AND THE SLOVAK PEDIATRIC SOCIETY

Čes-slov Pediat 2025, 80(1):9-14 | DOI: 10.55095/CSPediatrie2025/001

What is the impact of social media on the psychological well-being of children and adolescents?

David Kolouch
Dětská psychiatrická klinika, 2. lékařská fakulta, Univerzita Karlova a Fakultní nemocnice v Motole, Praha

Accepted: December 4, 2024; Published: February 1, 2025  Show citation

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Kolouch D. What is the impact of social media on the psychological well-being of children and adolescents? Ces-slov Pediat. 2025;80(1):9-14. doi: 10.55095/CSPediatrie2025/001.
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