Digital Wellbeing
When our digital wellbeing is good, we have a balanced and healthy relationship with technology that positively impacts our mental, social, and emotional wellbeing . This helps create a hopeful digital environment for us, filled with positive communication, trust, and opportunities to learn and connect with others.
The widespread integration of technology into daily life, with 5.45 billion internet users in 2024, presents both opportunities and challenges. While digital tools enhance communication, productivity, and information access, excessive technology use has been linked to digital addiction, mental health issues, and work-life imbalances. This study develops a comprehensive conceptual framework for ...
Digital addiction and emotional exhaustion as mediators between ...
The increasing reliance on digital technology has raised concerns about its impact on mental health and well-being , particularly among university students. Problematic internet use, digital addiction, and emotional exhaustion have emerged as key factors influencing students' psychological well-being . Despite established associations between excessive internet use and addictive behaviors, the ...
Davies J-curve; Well-being ; Relative deprivation ; Human development index; Network analysis 1. Introduction Non-violent and violent protests are increasingly common in recent years across continents and national development levels. Argued in the digital public square and equipped with real-time streaming capabilities and marginal reproduction costs, individuals are airing grievances on ...
Designing for Digital Wellbeing
Moving forward, it's essential to keep these visual contexts in mind when discussing Digital Deprivation And Emotional Wellbeing.
In this paper, we aim to examine the extent, range, and nature of Digital Wellbeing research activity in human-computer interaction- (HCI-) related literature. We conducted a scoping review analysing 87 articles that researched Digital Wellbeing and its interrelation with technology design.
Since quality of life is closely tied to well-being (Upton and Upton, 2015), scholars have begun to recognize the need for a new construct — digital well-being—to describe well-being in the digital age. Yet, how individual conceptualize and experience digital well-being (DWB) remains insufficiently understood (Nguyen et al., 2022).
Psychological effects of digital technology
Therefore, the purpose of the meta-analysis presented in this work is to investigate, in the adult population, the associated factors (psychological distress, anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, loneliness and social isolation, insomnia, and psychological well-being (PWB)) by means of digital technology represented by Artificial Intelligence ...
Digital Isolation
Digital isolation represents a contemporary paradox in which increased connectivity through social media and digital technologies does not necessarily translate into improved social integration or psychological well-being . This review synthesizes current evidence on the relationship between digital environments and mental health, with a focus on mechanisms underlying loneliness, anxiety ...
Abstract Drawing on theories of digital media (non-)use and well-being , this study examines how voluntary disconnection relates to subjective well-being and what role digital skills play in this relationship. We rely on mobile experience sampling methods to link nuanced disconnection practices throughout the day (e.g., putting screen devices away and muting notifications) with momentary ...
