Overview

Digital media, including social media, has fundamentally changed how the human species communicates with, relates to, and influences one another. Adolescents use digital media extensively. Researchers, scholars, teachers, parents, and teens themselves have many questions about the effects of digital media on young people's psychological development. This handbook offers a comprehensive synthesis of scientific studies that explain what we know so far about digital media and its effects on youth mental health. With chapters from internationally renowned experts in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, media, and communications, the book offers a broad overview of the positive and negative implications of youths' engagement with digital media for brain development, relationships, identity exploration, daily behaviors, and psychological symptoms. Chapters include a discussion of the current state of knowledge, directions for future research, and practical suggestions for parents, educators, and teens themselves. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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Author:   Jacqueline Nesi (Brown University, Rhode Island) ,  Eva H. Telzer (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) ,  Mitchell J. Prinstein (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 16.90cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.780kg
ISBN:  

9781108972277

ISBN 10:   1108972276
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   14 July 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1. Methodological and conceptual issues in digital media research Kaveri Subrahmanyam and Minas Michikyan; 2. Theoretical foundations of social media uses and effects Patti M. Valkenburg; 3. Digital media and the dual aspect of adolescent identity development: the effects of digital media use on adolescents' commitments and self-stories Hiromitsu Morita, Nastasia Griffioen and Isabela Granic; 4. Peer relations processes in the context of digital media Samuel E. Ehrenreich; 5. Digital media and the developing brain Michelle Chiu and Jason Chein; 6. Adolescents' digital media interactions within the context of sexuality development Chelly Maes, Johanna M. F. van Oosten and Laura Vandenbosch; 7. Culture and digital media in adolescent development Adriana M. Manago and Jessica McKenzie; 8. Marginalized and understudied populations using digital media Linda Charmaraman, J. Maya Hernandez and Rachel Hodes; 9. Depression and anxiety in the context of digital media Megan A. Moreno and Anna F. Jolliff; 10. The role of digital media in adolescents' body image and disordered eating Savannah R. Roberts, Anne J. Maheux, Brianna A. Ladd and Sophia Choukas-Bradley; 11. Digital media in adolescent health-risk and externalizing behaviors Michaeline Jensen, Mariani Weinstein, Morgan T. Brown and Jessica Navarro; 12. Problematic digital media use and addiction Sarah E. Domoff, Aubrey L. Borgen, Bonny Rye, Gloria Rojas Barajas and Katie Avery; 13. The effects of digital media and media multitasking on attention problems and sleep Susanne E. Baumgartner; 14. Digital media, suicide, and self-injury Kaylee Payne Kruzan and Janis Whitlock; 15. School-based initiatives promoting digital citizenship and healthy digital media use Emily Weinstein and Carrie James; 16. Digital media interventions for adolescent mental health Jessica L. Hamilton, David M. Siegel and Matthew M. Carper.

Reviews

'Adolescence, which has always been a period of increasing vulnerability to the onset of mental health problems, has recently also become the period of life when young people enter new digital realms. The impacts of digital media on healthy adolescent development is therefore an issue about which families, educators, policy-makers, legislators, and digital designers are all seeking answers. However, public discussion of this issue often produces more heat than light. This volume brings together an impressive list of experts to provide an up-to-date summary of the theoretical models and research findings that can guide a new evidence-based understanding of these issues.' Nicholas B. Allen, Ann Swindells Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Oregon, USA 'This book provides one of the most comprehensive and up-to-date examinations on the complex relationships between social media use and mental health. In helping us to understand the nuanced ways in which social media affects different people in different ways, this excellent collection lays out much needed research on how to maximize the benefits of social media while reducing risks.' Michael Robb, Senior Director of Research at Common Sense Media, USA 'Digital media has been identified as both the cause and the cure for increasing rates of depression and anxiety among adolescents. Finally, with this volume a group of experts have come together to provide a balanced and evidence-based review of the risks and opportunities for our youth in digital spaces. This is a must read for anyone who cares about adolescents and the increasingly digital and complex world they are growing up in.' Candice Odgers, Professor of Psychology and Informatics, University of California Irvine, USA

Author Information

Jacqueline Nesi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Eva H. Telzer is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Co-Director of the Winston National Center on Technology Use, Brain, and Psychological Development. Mitchell J. Prinstein is the John Van Seters Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the Chief Science Officer at the American Psychological Association and Co-Director of the Winston National Center on Technology Use, Brain, and Psychological Development.

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