Youth focus groups surfaced four key digital well-being challenge themes: addiction and compulsive use, impact on thinking, effects on social skills, and effects on mental health¶
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q2 i? In two 1-hour focus groups with high school-aged youth, participants described excessive screen time and constant connectivity as leading to increased anxiety, stress, and peer drama. → Karim 2025
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Karim 2025¶
Karim, S., Liberman, B., & Trettin, S. (2025). Tech Talk: Co-Designing Youth Digital Well-Being Solutions. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/264
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Qualitative findings from two 1-hour focus groups with youth ages 14-18, facilitated by youth advisors with ideas captured on Padlet. The report states youth shared that "their excessive screen time and constant connectivity have led to increased anxiety, stress, and even "drama" with peers."
"Addiction and compulsive use: Youth shared that they and their peers use social media often and that their excessive screen time and constant connectivity have led to increased anxiety, stress, and even "drama" with peers."
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Youth focus groups surfaced four key digital well-being challenge themes: addiction and compulsive use, impact on thinking, effects on social skills, and effects on mental health |
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Youth focus groups surfaced four key digital well-being challenge themes: addiction and compulsive use, impact on thinking, effects on social skills, and effects on mental health |
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