{"id":"https://openalex.org/W7169767301","doi":"https://doi.org/10.61994/jpss.v4i2.2113","title":"Digital Dependency or Digital Autonomy? Evaluating the Efficacy of India\u2019s Emerging Policy Framework for Youth Mental Health","display_name":"Digital Dependency or Digital Autonomy? Evaluating the Efficacy of India\u2019s Emerging Policy Framework for Youth Mental Health","publication_year":2026,"publication_date":"2026-07-21","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W7169767301","doi":"https://doi.org/10.61994/jpss.v4i2.2113"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.61994/jpss.v4i2.2113","doi":"https://doi.org/10.61994/jpss.v4i2.2113","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.61994/jpss.v4i2.2113","pdf_url":"https://jurnal.dokicti.org/index.php/JPSS/article/download/2113/1215","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4390297174","display_name":"Journal of Psychology and Social Sciences","issn_l":"2987-2545","issn":["2987-2545","2987-8551"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-sa","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-sa","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Psychology and Social Sciences","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","is_traditional":true,"indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"diamond","oa_url":"https://jurnal.dokicti.org/index.php/JPSS/article/download/2113/1215","any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5005821066","display_name":"Steevan D Souza N","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4403928307","display_name":"St. Aloysius (Deemed to Be University)","ror":"https://ror.org/05aba1p21","country_code":"IN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4403928307"]}],"countries":["IN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Steevan D Souza N","raw_affiliation_strings":["AIMIT, St.Aloysius, Mangalore, India"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"AIMIT, St.Aloysius, Mangalore, India","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4403928307"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5141209296","display_name":"Vandana D Souza N","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I158688498","display_name":"Yenepoya University","ror":"https://ror.org/029zfa075","country_code":"IN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I158688498"]}],"countries":["IN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Vandana D Souza N","raw_affiliation_strings":["Yenepoya Deemd to be University, Mangalore, India"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Yenepoya Deemd to be University, Mangalore, India","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I158688498"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":2,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":true,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.0,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":"4","issue":"2","first_page":"347","last_page":"360"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10355","display_name":"Impact of Technology on Adolescents","score":0.9901999831199646,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3312","display_name":"Sociology and Political Science"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10355","display_name":"Impact of Technology on Adolescents","score":0.9901999831199646,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3312","display_name":"Sociology and Political Science"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12060","display_name":"Child Development and Digital Technology","score":0.005400000140070915,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3304","display_name":"Education"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T14114","display_name":"Digital Media and Philosophy","score":0.0008999999845400453,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3315","display_name":"Communication"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/youth-mental-health","display_name":"youth mental health","score":0.9950000047683716},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/digital-addiction","display_name":"digital addiction","score":0.7950000166893005},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/responsible-digital-use","display_name":"responsible digital use","score":0.6899999976158142},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/e-governance","display_name":"digital governance","score":0.7770000100135803},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/digital-autonomy","display_name":"digital autonomy","score":0.8880000114440918},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/cyberbullying","display_name":"cyberbullying","score":0.8100000023841858},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/social-media-use","display_name":"social media use","score":0.6420000195503235},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/adolescents","display_name":"adolescents","score":0.6729999780654907},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/policy-implementation-gap","display_name":"policy implementation gap","score":0.8169999718666077}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C134362201","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q317309","display_name":"Mental health","level":2,"score":0.6068000197410583},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C39549134","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133080","display_name":"Public relations","level":1,"score":0.5737000107765198},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C27415008","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7256382","display_name":"Psychological intervention","level":2,"score":0.47699999809265137},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780433410","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5276090","display_name":"Digital health","level":3,"score":0.4205999970436096},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C39389867","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q380767","display_name":"Corporate governance","level":2,"score":0.40130001306533813},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C201305675","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q852998","display_name":"Stakeholder","level":2,"score":0.3919999897480011},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778137410","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2732820","display_name":"Government (linguistics)","level":2,"score":0.3865000009536743},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C47344431","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1519812","display_name":"Health policy","level":3,"score":0.37220001220703125},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780984029","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2930198","display_name":"Stakeholder engagement","level":2,"score":0.36090001463890076},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.35679998993873596},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144133560","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4830453","display_name":"Business","level":0,"score":0.3517000079154968},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C126082660","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4252370","display_name":"Digital transformation","level":2,"score":0.32679998874664307},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144024400","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21201","display_name":"Sociology","level":0,"score":0.32589998841285706},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C109986646","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q546113","display_name":"Public policy","level":2,"score":0.3158000111579895},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C173655357","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q244752","display_name":"Digital divide","level":3,"score":0.29170000553131104},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776674806","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12135","display_name":"Mental illness","level":3,"score":0.28690001368522644},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C70587473","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7834111","display_name":"Transformative learning","level":2,"score":0.28619998693466187},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C21333345","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1519843","display_name":"Health technology","level":3,"score":0.28519999980926514},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778132726","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1096872","display_name":"Digital Revolution","level":2,"score":0.28450000286102295},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C19159745","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q828395","display_name":"Social policy","level":2,"score":0.2824000120162964},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C19768560","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q320727","display_name":"Dependency (UML)","level":2,"score":0.28209999203681946},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.2791000008583069},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C206345919","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20380951","display_name":"Resource (disambiguation)","level":2,"score":0.2782999873161316},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C14224292","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13600188","display_name":"Conceptual framework","level":2,"score":0.2759999930858612},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C123587114","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2101508","display_name":"Policy analysis","level":2,"score":0.2727999985218048},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C207267971","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q120208","display_name":"Emerging technologies","level":2,"score":0.26589998602867126},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778012447","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1034415","display_name":"Scope (computer science)","level":2,"score":0.26179999113082886},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17632256","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1076968","display_name":"Digital media","level":2,"score":0.25940001010894775},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C179420905","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q223871","display_name":"Mediation","level":2,"score":0.25859999656677246}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.61994/jpss.v4i2.2113","doi":"https://doi.org/10.61994/jpss.v4i2.2113","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.61994/jpss.v4i2.2113","pdf_url":"https://jurnal.dokicti.org/index.php/JPSS/article/download/2113/1215","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4390297174","display_name":"Journal of Psychology and Social Sciences","issn_l":"2987-2545","issn":["2987-2545","2987-8551"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-sa","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-sa","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Psychology and Social Sciences","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.61994/jpss.v4i2.2113","doi":"https://doi.org/10.61994/jpss.v4i2.2113","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.61994/jpss.v4i2.2113","pdf_url":"https://jurnal.dokicti.org/index.php/JPSS/article/download/2113/1215","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4390297174","display_name":"Journal of Psychology and Social Sciences","issn_l":"2987-2545","issn":["2987-2545","2987-8551"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-sa","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-sa","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Psychology and Social Sciences","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Peace, justice, and strong institutions","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/16","score":0.7297000288963318},{"display_name":"Good health and well-being","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/3","score":0.5683000087738037}],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":true,"grobid_xml":true},"content_urls":{"pdf":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W7169767301.pdf","grobid_xml":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W7169767301.grobid-xml"},"referenced_works_count":9,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W2045923296","https://openalex.org/W2046375937","https://openalex.org/W2068511562","https://openalex.org/W2101273866","https://openalex.org/W2122517769","https://openalex.org/W2157300266","https://openalex.org/W2170135023","https://openalex.org/W2274084718","https://openalex.org/W2902634493"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W7147266784","https://openalex.org/W4417521620","https://openalex.org/W7166196212","https://openalex.org/W7155006969","https://openalex.org/W7203590262","https://openalex.org/W4415437798","https://openalex.org/W4416029426","https://openalex.org/W2907902221","https://openalex.org/W7125791218","https://openalex.org/W7165804203"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"The":[0,83,114,215],"rapid":[1],"expansion":[2],"of":[3,15,96,126,165],"digital":[4,18,55,81,112,167,177,203,220],"technology":[5,227],"has":[6,31],"fundamentally":[7],"transformed":[8],"the":[9,97,105,123,163,180,188],"social,":[10],"emotional,":[11],"and":[12,25,28,47,60,111,119,139,146,195,212,229,236],"academic":[13],"lives":[14],"adolescents.":[16],"While":[17],"platforms":[19],"provide":[20],"opportunities":[21],"for":[22,88],"communication,":[23],"learning,":[24],"creativity,":[26],"excessive":[27],"unregulated":[29],"use":[30],"been":[32],"associated":[33],"with":[34],"rising":[35],"mental":[36,109,173],"health":[37,110,174],"concerns":[38,53],"among":[39,64,224],"young":[40],"people.":[41],"In":[42],"India,":[43],"increasing":[44],"smartphone":[45],"penetration":[46],"social":[48,61],"media":[49],"engagement":[50],"have":[51,70],"intensified":[52],"regarding":[54,132],"addiction,":[56],"cyberbullying,":[57],"sleep":[58],"disruption,":[59],"comparison":[62],"anxiety":[63],"students":[65],"(NIMHANS,":[66],"2025).":[67],"These":[68],"developments":[69],"prompted":[71],"policymakers":[72],"to":[73,103],"explore":[74],"regulatory":[75,213],"frameworks":[76,169],"aimed":[77],"at":[78],"promoting":[79],"responsible":[80],"use.":[82],"Karnataka":[84,181],"Draft":[85,182],"Policy":[86,183],"2026":[87],"Responsible":[89],"Digital":[90],"Use":[91],"Among":[92],"Students":[93],"represents":[94],"one":[95],"first":[98],"structured":[99,202],"attempts":[100],"in":[101,170],"India":[102],"address":[104],"intersection":[106],"between":[107],"youth":[108,172],"behavior.":[113],"policy":[115,149,238],"emphasizes":[116,207],"awareness,":[117],"monitoring,":[118],"institutional":[120,133,196],"responsibility.":[121],"However,":[122],"practical":[124],"implementation":[125,191],"such":[127],"policies":[128],"raises":[129],"critical":[130],"questions":[131],"readiness,":[134],"resource":[135],"availability,":[136],"ethical":[137,193],"governance,":[138],"stakeholder":[140],"accountability.":[141],"Without":[142],"clear":[143],"operational":[144],"mechanisms":[145],"financial":[147],"support,":[148],"interventions":[150],"risk":[151],"remaining":[152],"symbolic":[153],"rather":[154],"than":[155],"transformative":[156],"(OECD,":[157],"2021).":[158],"This":[159],"paper":[160,189],"critically":[161],"evaluates":[162],"effectiveness":[164],"emerging":[166],"governance":[168,221],"protecting":[171],"while":[175],"preserving":[176],"autonomy.":[178],"Using":[179],"as":[184],"a":[185,201],"case":[186],"study,":[187],"examines":[190],"gaps,":[192],"concerns,":[194],"challenges.":[197],"It":[198],"further":[199],"proposes":[200],"guardianship":[204],"model":[205],"that":[206,218],"preventive":[208],"education,":[209],"protective":[210],"systems,":[211],"oversight.":[214],"study":[216],"concludes":[217],"sustainable":[219],"requires":[222],"collaboration":[223],"schools,":[225],"parents,":[226],"companies,":[228],"government":[230],"agencies,":[231],"supported":[232],"by":[233],"evidence-based":[234],"monitoring":[235],"continuous":[237],"evaluation.":[239]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-11-04T10:54:05.112534","created_date":"2026-07-21T00:00:00"}