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- Digital screen use has been linked to lower self-reported mental health (e.g., increased levels of depression, perceived stress, and negative mood) in adults.
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Jan 16, 2024 · Using data from the Canadian Internet Use Survey, this article examines the complex relationship between digital technology use and various measures of well-being, including mental health and interpersonal relationship satisfaction.
- The Topic in Brief
- Jonathan Haidt: A Guilty Verdict
- Nick Allen: Use Digital Technology to Our Advantage
• There is an ongoing debate about whether social media and the use of digital devices are detrimental to mental health. • Adolescents tend to be heavy users of these devices, and especially of social media. • Rates of teenage depression began to rise around 2012, when adolescent use of social media became common (Fig. 1). • Some evidence indicates...
A sudden increase in the rates of depression, anxiety and self-harm was seen in adolescents — particularly girls — in the United States and the United Kingdom around 2012 or 2013 (see go.nature.com/2up38hw). Only one suspect was in the right place at the right time to account for this sudden change: social media. Its use by teenagers increased most...
It is appealing to condemn social media out of hand on the basis of the — generally rather poor-quality and inconsistent — evidence suggesting that its use is associated with mental-health problems7. But focusing only on its potential harmful effects is comparable to proposing that the only question to ask about cars is whether people can die drivi...
- Jonathan Haidt, Nick Allen
- 2020
Jan 23, 2023 · The hallmarks of digital well-being include maximum enjoyment and functional support with little loss of control and functional impairment (Mariek Vanden Abeele). Now it is clear that the concept of DIGITAL WELLBEING will play a significant role in moving forward in terms of public health.
Jan 14, 2019 · The widespread use of digital technologies by young people has spurred speculation that their regular use negatively impacts psychological well-being. Current empirical...
- Amy Orben, Andrew K Przybylski
- 2019
A positive relationship was found between excessive digital technology usage and negative psychological and emotional outcomes in digitods aged 14–18 (p ≤ 0.005). A statistically significant difference was found between girls and boys, with girls experiencing more negative outcomes than boys. Conclusions.
Although social media use is associated with factors that negatively impact psychological well-being, particularly smartphone addiction and social isolation, these negative impacts can be lessened if the connections with both strong and weak ties are facilitated and featured by social media.
Nov 27, 2023 · In the last 2 decades, the widespread adoption of Internet technologies has inspired concern that they have negatively affected mental health and psychological well-being. However, research on the ...
