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Article History

Received: 8 August 2025

Accepted: 14 August 2025

First Online: 22 August 2025

Declarations

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: The authors report no conflict of interests.

: The review was registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO; registration number: CRD420251056946). The preregistration originally specified the study design as a systematic review with a planned meta-analysis. The primary hypothesis stated that family conflict is association with increased risk of problematic digital media use. The target analyses included meta-analysis to estimate the pooled effect size, along with planned moderator analyses. Due to substantial methodological heterogeneity, coupled with insufficient study numbers in several subgroups, the review was adapted to a narrative synthesis. Core elements of the preregistered protocol, including the search strategy, inclusion and exclusion criteria, and data extraction framework, were retained.

: During the preparation of this work, the author (s) used ChatGPT (OpenAI) to improve language clarity and grammar. After using this tool, the author (s) reviewed and edited the content as needed and take(s) full responsibility for the content of the publication.