Digital Well-being
Digital well-being is an interdisciplinary field that studies individuals' physical and mental health in the context of digital technology use. Emerging in the mid-2010s, it addresses topics such as screen time management, social media impact, and cyberbullying, with particular attention to the effects of digital experiences on adolescents' emotional regulation and self-perception.
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Digital Well-being emerged as a research field in the mid-2010s, rising in tandem with the proliferation of smartphones and the debate over the impact of social media on adolescent mental health.
A large number of 'digital health' applications currently on the market are developed by adult teams based on clinical psychology frameworks, and their effectiveness is often unvalidated among real adolescent users.
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Digital Well-being emerged as a research field in the mid-2010s, rising in tandem with the proliferation of smartphones and the debate over the impact of social media on adolescent mental health.
50%UnverifiedA large number of 'digital health' applications currently on the market are developed by adult teams based on clinical psychology frameworks, and their effectiveness is often unvalidated among real adolescent users.
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