Media Use, Face- to-Face Communication, Media Multitasking, and Social Well-Being
Media Use, Face- to-Face communication, Media Multitasking, and Social Well-Being Among 8- to 12-Year-Old Girls
Abstract
In an online survey through Discovery Girls magazine, researchers examined how the use of media devices, video games, video use, and other modern day electronics and social media devices affect social well-being in 8 to 12 year old girls. The study uses regression analyses using how much time young girls used certain electronics and other forms of media. The study found that a negative social well-being was associated with high levels of media use, specifically the use of videos. Comparatively, face-to-face communication was strongly associated with positive social well-being indicators. Simply owning a phone or having a computer or television in their room was shown to have little impact on well-being. Researchers theorize probable causes of these relationships, possible implications of these finding, and call for study designs to address interconnection (Pea et al., 2012).
Introduction Researchers had previously addressed social development and the consequences of modern day media use on cognitive development. However, researchers at Stanford University were concerned with the lack of focus of multitasking and the general oversight to consider time spent in face-to-face communication in studies concerning social relationships and the effect of media use. This study examined those oversights in a large-scale survey on modern electronics and media use how they affect social well-being in girls 8 to 12 years old (Pea et al., 2012). Modern day cognitive development and how the use of electronics, computers, Facebook, and other similar media effects our development is something that personally interests me. Sherry Turkle’s work in this field is something I find extremely interesting.
Participants
The subjects of this study were 3,461 North American girls ages 8 to 12 years who submitted information through a Discovery Girls magazine
Abstract
In an online survey through Discovery Girls magazine, researchers examined how the use of media devices, video games, video use, and other modern day electronics and social media devices affect social well-being in 8 to 12 year old girls. The study uses regression analyses using how much time young girls used certain electronics and other forms of media. The study found that a negative social well-being was associated with high levels of media use, specifically the use of videos. Comparatively, face-to-face communication was strongly associated with positive social well-being indicators. Simply owning a phone or having a computer or television in their room was shown to have little impact on well-being. Researchers theorize probable causes of these relationships, possible implications of these finding, and call for study designs to address interconnection (Pea et al., 2012).
Introduction Researchers had previously addressed social development and the consequences of modern day media use on cognitive development. However, researchers at Stanford University were concerned with the lack of focus of multitasking and the general oversight to consider time spent in face-to-face communication in studies concerning social relationships and the effect of media use. This study examined those oversights in a large-scale survey on modern electronics and media use how they affect social well-being in girls 8 to 12 years old (Pea et al., 2012). Modern day cognitive development and how the use of electronics, computers, Facebook, and other similar media effects our development is something that personally interests me. Sherry Turkle’s work in this field is something I find extremely interesting.
Participants
The subjects of this study were 3,461 North American girls ages 8 to 12 years who submitted information through a Discovery Girls magazine
References: Pea, R., Nass, C., Meheula, L., Rance, M., Kumar, A., Bamford, H., . . . Zhou, M. (2012). Media use, face-to-face communication, media multitasking, and social well-being among 8- to 12-year-old girls. Developmental Psychology, 48(2), 327-336.