scholarly journals Parental mobile media use for coping with stress: A focus groups study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lara N. Wolfers
Keyword(s):  
Focus Groups ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Mobile Media

scholarly journals Mobile media practices of young people in «safely digital», «enthusiastically digital», and «postdigital» schools

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (Media literacy) ◽  
pp. 136-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annekatrin Bock ◽  
Felicitas Macgilchrist
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mobile Media ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Media Practices ◽  
Oriented Research ◽  
Mobile Use

How do schools today engage with mobile media? Drawing on ethnographically oriented research at German Schools Abroad, this paper teases out three sets of practices regarding young people’s mobile media use: «safe», «enthusiastic», and «postdigital». Presenting vignettes from three schools to illustrate each set of practices, the paper demonstrates how students are differently controlled, guided, and given space to shape their worlds through the practices. The paper highlights that these practices exist simultaneously. They enact different (not better or worse) institutional priorities and different (not better or worse) understandings of young people’s mobile use. The paper also highlights the tensions when schools aim to control young people’s mobile use, arguing that each set of practices undermines itself. It ends by reflecting on the implications for future research and practice if we see increased mobile media use in schools not, as often assumed, as a mark of «progress», «improvement» or «modernity», but instead as emerging from different understandings of school and young people.

scholarly journals “I Wish I was Wearing a Filter Right Now”: An Exploration of Identity Formation and Subjectivity of 10- and 11-Year Olds’ Social Media Use

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 205630512096515
Author(s):  
Claire Kathryn Pescott
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Emotional Resilience

Social media use is changing the experience of socialization for younger children, as they are heavy adopters of these platforms despite the terms of service being 13 years of age. This research recruited eight Year 6 focus groups in four primary schools and employed a range of activities to explore their views surrounding social media. Results indicate that young children are aware of overt dangers, such as catfishing, but may experience negative subjective experiences when interacting on social media. This was particularly apparent in the discussions around Snapchat filters (digital overlays placed over photographs). It is necessary to address emotional resilience in response to this.

scholarly journals ‘It’s my duty to be like “this is wrong”’: Youth political social media practices in the Trump era

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel Penney
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Political Identity ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Political Engagement ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Ongoing Development ◽  
Citizenship Norms ◽  
Youth Citizenship ◽  
Media Practices

Abstract This study used focus groups to explore emergent patterns of youth political social media practices in the Trump era. The participants (U.S. undergraduates aged 18 to 26) suggested that Trump’s election was a transformative moment in their lives and that they had shifted their approaches to political social media in response. Many articulated an increased sense of duty and responsibility to use social media to counter perceived problems—such as Trump’s ideological extremism and misinformation—online, suggesting the adaption of certain “dutiful citizenship” norms to an “actualizing” mode of political engagement that prioritizes digital self-expression. Simultaneously, Trump’s embrace of social media to communicate directly with publics also corresponds with youth “speaking back” as a more exploratory mode of engagement to define political identity. Together, the data highlight the ongoing development of hybrid youth citizenship styles in response to institutional shifts in tactical social media use and growing hyper-partisanship.

scholarly journals Mobile media, domestic play and haptic ethnography

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 1653-1667 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Richardson ◽  
Larissa Hjorth
Keyword(s):  
Media Use ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
New Materialism ◽  
Haptic Interfaces ◽  
Phenomenological Method ◽  
Mobile Media ◽  
Mobile Games ◽  
Domestic Environment ◽  
Collection Methods

In this article, we explore the material, sensory and corporeal aspects of digital ethnography, primarily in the context of mobile media use in the domestic environment. We align our methodological approach to the ‘sensory turn’ in theory, situated loosely under the rubric of new materialism, and outline the insights that a post-phenomenological method can offer. Drawing from our current research into everyday media use conducted within Australian households, which involved a range of data collection methods aimed at capturing the embodiment of mobile media, we explore the significance of play in and around haptic interfaces. Mobile games are evidently integral to our embodied ways of knowing, and there are a number of challenges faced by the mobile media researcher who seeks to document, understand and interpret this contemporary cultural and everyday practice.

scholarly journals An Analysis on Mobile and Interactive Media Use by Young Children: The Good, the Bad and the Unknown

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. p89
Author(s):  
Carlene Olivia Fider ◽  
Shey Quinton Olaoshebikan
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Interactive Media ◽  
Interactive Technology ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Mobile Media ◽  
Current Opinion ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Opinion Article ◽  
Over Time

The introduction of mobile media to children of very young ages continues to be a topic of discussion in many academic and professional circles. Over time, the suggested guidelines specific to children and interaction with mobile and interactive technology have changed, yet there are still some unknowns regarding the impact of replacing actual human interaction with interactive devices. While there are certainly benefits to having children exposed to these forms of technology, there are potential drawbacks. This current opinion article seeks provide a narrative regarding current work that is related to children and their engagement with interactive technology.

scholarly journals 224 Digital Media Use and Sleep in College Students during COVID-19 Pandemic

SLEEP ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. A89-A90
Author(s):  
Winnie Li ◽  
Lichuan Ye
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Sleep Disturbance ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Physical And Mental Health

Abstract Introduction To address the growing sleep deficiency epidemic in college students, more research is needed on recent factors that might affect sleep, such as the digital media use in this young adult population. Furthermore, sleep and the use of digital media can be heavily influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study is to examine the use of digital media during the pandemic, and its relationship with sleep disturbance, social isolation, physical and mental health in college students. Methods An online survey was sent out to college students enrolled in an urban university. Validated questionnaires including PROMIS (Sleep Disturbance, Global Mental Health, Global Physical Health, Social Isolation), Nighttime Media Usage, and Internet Addition Test were included in the survey. In addition, focus groups were conducted with a subsample of survey respondents to elicit a comprehensive understanding of how digital media use in daily life influences sleep during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data collection was conducted during June to December 2020. Results A total of 358 students completed the online survey. Sleep disturbance was significantly related to greater digital media use for recreational purposes two hours before bedtime (62.6±28.1 minutes, r=0.110, p=0.046), and a higher frequency of playing games (r=0.148, p=0.007) and using social media after going to bed (r=0.142, p=0.10). Sleep disturbance was significantly associated with social isolation (r=0.251, p<0.001), poor global physical health (r=-0.186, p<0.001) and mental health (r=-0.376, p<0.001), and lower GPA (r=-0.167, p=0.004). Additionally, seven focus groups were conducted in a total of 32 students, suggesting that the increase in free time from the COVID-19 pandemic led to greater digital media use, compromising sleep duration and quality. With the increase of screen time also came feeling of guilt and anxiety which often led to greater awareness and self-control around media use. Conclusion Nighttime digital media use during the challenging pandemic time has a significant impact on poor sleep, which may lead to decreased academic performance, greater social isolation, and poor physical and mental health in college students. Effective interventions targeting digital media use are needed to improve sleep in this population. Support (if any):

scholarly journals Mobile Medienpraktiken im Spannungsfeld von Öffentlichkeit, Privatheit und Anonymität

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Katharina König ◽  
Florence Oloff
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Studies ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Public Realm ◽  
Mobile Media ◽  
The Public ◽  
Media Research ◽  
Technical Features ◽  
Research Studies

This contribution aims to describe privacy, publicness and anonymity as essential dimensions for doing media linguistics. These dimensions are not inherent in and predetermined by the technical features and forms of communication, but are used by the participants as an orientation grid for shaping their online and offline practices in and with mobile media. Considering both mobile media use in the public realm and the dissemination of increasingly private content in social media (which is said to lead to ‘blurred boundaries’ between the private and the public), this paper provides a brief overview of the main developments in mobile media research. Studies adopting various approaches – e.g. sociological-ethnographic, linguistic and media studies – illustrate how privacy, publicness and anonymity are actively shaped and brought about by mobile media users. These observations indicate that the concepts of privacy and publicness have not lost their meaning but media linguistics should study the emergence of new multimodal practices by which they are framed and accomplished.  

scholarly journals How and when do mobile media demands impact well-being? Explicating the integrative model of mobile media use and need experiences (IM3UNE)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank M. Schneider ◽  
Sarah Lutz ◽  
Annabell Halfmann ◽  
Adrian Meier ◽  
Leonard Reinecke
Keyword(s):  
Media Use ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Integrative Model ◽  
Mobile Media ◽  
Integrative Framework ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
The Impact

Using mobile media can be both detrimental and beneficial for well-being. Thus, explaining how and when they elicit such effects is of crucial importance. To explicate boundary conditions and processes for digital well-being, this article introduces the Integrative Model of Mobile Media Use and Need Experiences (IM³UNE). Instead of assuming mobile media to be pathogenic, the IM³UNE offers a salutogenic perspective—it focuses on how we can stay healthy when using mobile media ubiquitously in daily life. More specifically, the model assumes that both the satisfaction and the frustration of basic psychological needs are key underlying mechanisms linking demanding mobile media use to well-being. However, the impact of these mechanisms is contingent on how users perceive, appraise, act on, and make sense of mobile media demands according to their global orientation to life (i.e., their sense of coherence; SOC). Integrating prior work, we theoretically link mindfulness, self-control, and meaningfulness to SOC’s central facets, arguing that they represent crucial personal resources required to cope with mobile media demands. Thus, the IM³UNE offers an integrative framework, guiding further research towards a more nuanced, less technologically deterministic study of mobile media’s well-being effects.

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