The two databases that I chose on using for this assignment were PsycINFO and Google Scholar. I wanted to focus on the aspects of psychology and literature on the effect’s technology has had on people. My results below will give me some good insight to the information I am seeking.
PsycINFO:
Mental Heath AND Technology (1500 results)
Smartphones AND Mental Health (52 results)
Covid AND Depression (82 results)
Google Scholar:
Smartphones AND Computer and Mental Health (1000 results)
“mental health” AND problematic smartphone use (500 results)
Depression and Computers (1100 results)
Useful Searches:
Bearse, McMinn, Seegobin, and Free (2013)(Vol. 44, No. 3, 150 –157). “Barriers to Psychologists Seeking Mental Health Care”
Barriers to Psychologists Seeking Mental Health Care (apa.org)
Michelle Cleary, Sancia West & Denis Visentin (2020) The Mental Health Impacts of Smartphone and Social Media Use, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 41:8, 755-757, DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2020.1748484
Bauer, M., Glenn, T., Geddes, J. et al. Smartphones in mental health: a critical review of background issues, current status and future concerns. Int J Bipolar Disord 8, 2 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40345-019-0164-x
Pereira, Bevilacqua, Coimbra, Andrade. (September 2020) “Impact of Problematic Smartphones Use on Mental Health of Adolescent Students: Association with Mood, Symptoms of Depression, and Physical Activity https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2019.0257
I also am going to use Google Scholar for my research as well. I think those are really good searches especially the COVID and depression one. I believe that a lot of people got depressed during COVID and lockdown when pretty much everyone lost their jobs. I feel like you can do a lot with that information alone for mental health and social media (the phones).
I think you have a good research topic. Good luck! 🙂
Okay, now I am convinced. I will have to try Google Scholar for my topic. You and Behorvath have convinced me. Your search on depression and computers brought back some good results. I am interested to know if computers really do contribute to depression. Good luck with your continued research.