Restrictive digital-use policies may reduce short-term exposure while doing less to build long-term self-regulatory capacity¶

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q1 i? The article argues that framing digital regulation primarily as external control may reduce short-term exposure while doing less to support adolescents' longer-term capacity for intentional, self-directed engagement. → Wang 2026

Evidence¶

Wang 2026¶

Wang, M.-T. (2026). Developing Digital Self-Regulation in Adolescence: A Developmental Self-Determination Model of Digital Self-Regulation. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-026-10183-y

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The review's theoretical argument, from an SDT and developmental perspective, against approaches resting on the assumption that reducing access alone will improve outcomes. The article notes such policies "may reduce short-term exposure" but risk overlooking psychological needs and developing executive function.

"When digital regulation is framed primarily as external control, it may reduce short-term exposure while doing less to support adolescents' longer-term capacity to engage with digital technologies in intentional, self-directed, and developmentally adaptive ways"

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