"The impact of digital technology use on adolescent well-being"
New lit. review together with @NiklasJohannes, just published in "Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience".
👇 Thread with main conclusions 👇(1/8)
New lit. review together with @NiklasJohannes, just published in "Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience".
👇 Thread with main conclusions 👇(1/8)
1. The general effects of digital technology use on well-being are likely in the negative spectrum, but very small—potentially too small to matter. (2/8)
2. No screen time is created equal; different uses will lead to different effects. (3/8)
3. Digital technology use is more likely to affect short-term positive or negative affect than long-term life satisfaction. (4/8)
4. The dose makes the poison; it appears that both low and excessive use are related to decreased well-being, whereas moderate use is related to increased well-being. (5/8)
5. Adolescents are likely more vulnerable to effects of digital technology use on well-being, but it is important not to patronize adolescents—effects are comparable and adolescents not powerless. (6/8)
6. The current empirical research has several limitations: high-quality studies with large-scale samples, objective measures of digital technology use, and experience sampling of well-being are still missing. (7/8)
