Tagged With "Media Impact"
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Re: Anxiety, loneliness and Fear of Missing Out: The impact of social media on young people’s mental health
I really liked this article, I think it is an interesting time to be discussing these topics while still being somewhat consumed by Covid restrictions and the world just opening back up to us. I think we can all agree anxiety, loneliness and fear, of missing out have all been very real feelings experienced by almost everyone over the past 2+ years, has social media had any positive effects on anxiety, loneliness, and fear of missing out while young people have been essentially stuck at home.
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Social media break improves mental health
https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/social-media-break-improves-mental-health-new-study/ Results of a UK study that asked participants to take a week-long break from social media improved individuals’ overall level of well-being, as well as reduced symptoms of depression and anxiety. 154 adults ( aged 18 to 72) who used social media every day were randomized to: 1. intervention group= asked to stop using all social media for one-week 2. control group= continue scrolling as normal Even those...
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Re: Problem Technology Use Article
A focus on involving family and friends in supporting behavioral concerns has been so important to clients who attend the agency I work for. Behavioural concerns, such as problem technology use, can deeply impact interpersonal relationships, so collaboration and adequate support for all involved makes a difference for people we serve.
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Health effects of gaming
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/the-health-effects-of-too-much-gaming-2020122221645 This article highlights some benefits as well as negative effects of gaming: They highlight that gaming can enhance feeling connected as well as helping adolescents with ADHD improve their thinking skills. They highlight the possible negative effects of gaming as repetitive stress or overuse injuries in hands or arms, obesity, vision problems, sleep deprivation, circadian rhythm disorders, anxiety,...
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Re: Anxiety, loneliness and Fear of Missing Out: The impact of social media on young people’s mental health
Social media can have both positive and negative influences on individuals, especially teens who are very impressionable. Social media can fill the void of socialization that is missed by some. It also has the ability to bring people closer together. On a larger scale, I can see how some people shift to relying on social media as one of their own means of connection. I appreciate how the article explores both.
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Re: Anxiety, loneliness and Fear of Missing Out: The impact of social media on young people’s mental health
Given the scope of this topic area, it seems necessary to "focus on our focus" and attend to health aspects of PTU while keeping an eye on other aspects of PTU (such as technology, game design, business strategy and more).It seems that the concept of "balance" is critical. Exciting ways of conveying mental "balance" seems welcome for psychoeducation approaches. The premise is that if mental health is "in balance" then behavioral addiction or substance addiction will be less likely, less...
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Problematic Online Behaviors Among Gamers
Article posted for COI was: Rozgonjuk, Dmitri & Schivinski, Bruno & Pontes, Halley & Montag, Christian. (2022). Correction to: Problematic Online Behaviors Among Gamers: the Links Between Problematic Gaming, Gambling, Shopping, Pornography Use, and Social Networking. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Accessed May 16, 2022 at https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11469-021-00590-3.pdf Three Bullet Points – How Article Relates to Gaming Behaviors listed...
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Effects of Video Gaming on Youth's behaviour and Mental Health
https://medium.com/invisible-illness/the-effects-of-video-gaming-on-young-peoples-behavior-and-mental-health-f6891ed4d952 This article makes a good connection between social learning theory and how video games can impact young peoples behavior. The article points out that through observational learning, youth may copy the behaviors of same sex model characters they see in video games. The article also references a study done by the Research Institute of Moral Education that suggested that...
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Mobile gaming and problematic smartphone use: A comparative study between Belgium and Finland
Mobile gaming and problematic smartphone use: A comparative study between Belgium and Finland - PMC (nih.gov) -The favorite type of gaming on smartphones was playing casual games rather than MMORPGs, which are considered more addictive games on PCs and consoles. These results are in line with other research iindicating social games, puzzle games, action, and strategy games are the most commonly played mobile games. -Downloading, using Facebook , and being stressed contributed to problematic...
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Therapist Survey on covid impact training needs
Research and knowledge exchange opportunity Dear EENET members: We are still conducting our survey of the impact of Covid on treatment services and service providors. Please click on the link below to participate in this anonymous survey. I've also attached a summary of the results from the first round of this survey as feedback to the EENet community. Original post. Dr. Nigel Turner at CAMH is conducting a short survey aimed towards at clinicians who help people with addictions and mental...
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Is Social Media Harming Us? Or Are We Harming Ourselves?
Is Social Media Harming Us? Or Are We Harming Ourselves? This is the question posed by Farzana Qasimi in her TEDTalk "The Dark and Light of Social Media" found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGjBgonFJYU In 12 short minutes, 16-year-old Qasimi makes a number compelling points to further explore who is at fault for how social media impacts our mental health. Qasimi notes: Social media websites were not created with the intention to lower anyone's self esteem, and Social media platforms...
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Social Media and Body Image
Social Media on Body Image: How Do Socials Affect Self-Image in Kids? (gabbwireless.com) - discusses how youth's body image is negatively impacted by the time they spend on social media comparing themselves to their peers, celebrities and complete strangers - the impact that these comparisons can have include body dysmorphia, depression, anxiety, insecurity and the development of eating disorders - all these issues can overlap with addictions and other areas that clinicians work in - article...
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Article on Twitter Changing Ownership
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/twitter-elon-musk-deal-what-happens-to-twitter-now-rcna26069 How this could affect clients with problem social media use: 1) As this is something that can drastically change a major social media platform, there could be a spike in anxiety as people await the outcome of this business transaction. 2) Current speculations on what will occur if the transaction does go through is that the space will become more toxic and have more promotion of...
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Re: Phubbing
This is interesting - it grabbed my eye first because I had no idea what Phubbing was! I see this daily - I notice it at home a lot and see how it can be harmful to building relationships - and when I think about the way parental tech use can impact child development and attachment, it is something I need to pay more attention to. Thanks for sharing!
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Commentary - Chinese Video Gaming Policy
The article discusses 1) alleged ineffectiveness, 2) alleged Draconian-ness, and 3) emerging evidence of identifiable benefits. Read on if interested in these aspects of the policy! See article attached.
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How does social media impact our body image?
https://www.insider.com/guides/health/mental-health/how-social-media-affects-body-image This article reviews multiple studies about the influence of social media on body image - both positively and negatively. Some of the positive sides of social media included when more realistic images were shown, including comparisons to "touched up" photos. It can also be helpful when individuals are part of "body positive" movements on Instagram, women feel about their bodies, but they were also in...
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Re: Commentary - Chinese Video Gaming Policy
The article discusses 1) alleged ineffectiveness, 2) alleged Draconian-ness, and 3) emerging evidence of identifiable benefits. Read if interested in these aspects of the policy. Reference: Xiao, L.Y. (2022). Reserve your judgement on "Draconian" Chinese video gaming restrictions on children. Commentary on: Draconian policy measures are unlikely to prevent disordered gaming (Colder Carras et al., 2021). Accessed June 3, 2022 at https://www.researchgate.net/p...er_Carras_et_al_2021 (pasted ...
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Re: Phubbing
Wow! This is interesting. I totally agree that using a phone when with someone is like not being fully present. Many of us do this without thinking of the impact of a seemingly trivial action. We do this with other things too, like eating and scrolling, etc. We live in a distracted and multi-tasking world. No judgment but there are implications. We are never fully present in whatever we do and go through all of life never being fully present and then come to the end of life, and wonder where...
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GGTU launches new digital newsletter
Gambling, Gaming and Technology Use has launched a new digital newsletter on our new GGTU website . We also have an online digital assessment survey . We want to hear from you about the topics we should be focusing on, and the types of resources and digital products we should be offering in the year ahead.
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Article: TikTok Is Flooded With Health Myths. These Creators Are Pushing Back.
This NYT article discusses the professionals who spend their time debunking health and mental health misinformation on social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram. We've also been seeing the role social media has played during the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of people's access to information (e.g., vaccine availability announcements) and misinformation (promoting sometimes harmful treatments that aren't evidence-informed). This article left me with a few questions about the role that...
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Re: WEBINAR: The Impacts of Digital Technologies on Mental Health and Addictions Series, Part 3: Bridging the Digital Divide to Optimize Health Outcomes and Experiences for Youth
Thank you Tara Marie for curating such a informative series!
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Webinar Replay! Bridging the Digital Divide to Optimize Health Outcomes and Experiences for Youth
On Thursday July 21, 2022, GGTU hosted the final installment of the three-part webinar series, The Impacts of Digital Technologies on Mental Health and Addictions. Dr. Skye Barbic (UBC/Foundry) and Al Raimundo (Foundry BC) co-presented this latest webinar titled, Bridging the Digital Divide to Optimize Health Outcomes and Experiences for Youth . In this webinar, the speakers described the digital health needs of young people accessing youth mental health services and outlined current ways in...
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Effects of gambling on families and partners
Gambling-related harms can affect families, partners and those closest to the people who are engaging in problem gambling behaviours. Concerned significant others or "affected others" can also be financially, emotionally, or otherwise impacted by a loved one's problem gambling behaviour. Greo has recently shared three research summaries exploring some of these harms: Gambling-related harms experienced by affected others: A Finnish population survey : http://ow.ly/fFc750K7h0E The impact of...
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FREE VIRTUAL YMCA MEDIA IMPACT AND YOUTH GAMBLING WEBINAR
The Youth Gambling Awareness Program (YGAP) with the YMCA of Greater Toronto is hosting a FREE and VIRTUAL Media Impact webinar. Below is a brief description of the webinar: How many youth were exposed to a gambling ad during lockdown? Can Twitch be used to gamble? Are influencers being used to market gambling products? The YMCA of Greater Toronto's Youth Gambling Awareness Program's (YGAP) Media Impact presentation will tackle these questions and more, in a free hour-long session. The...
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The TikTok-ification of Social Media
Whether you use YouTube, Facebook or other social media platforms you may have noticed some changes to what and how you are viewing the content on your feeds. For example, you may be seeing more short videos being recommended on your feeds. It’s a trend that more and more social media companies are turning towards as they compete with the short-form video platform TikTok. Shorter videos allow users to see a variety of content in a shorter period of time. They also take less time to produce.
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Screen Time - effects on the social, cognitive and emotional development of children and youth
https://informedfutures.org/wp...tive-development.pdf ; The article speaks to the effects of ‘screen time’ on the emotional, social and cognitive development of children and youth, including gaming, social media, and educational type virtual activities – both positive and negative. It mentions some emerging evidence on structural changes within the brain associated with increased use and how it relates to non-educational screen time. It mentions a factor around ‘stimulation overload’...
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Problem technology use, academic performance, and school connectedness among adolescents
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8871851/ 1. This article discuss about the problem technology use and the related effects on academic performance and student life. This article was prepared based on data collected from students. 2. The article clearly picturizes that females are more affected by excessive technology use and the resulted academic complications than male. The study also points to the fact that the connection between problem technology use and academic performance...
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Is Facebook creating "iDisorders" ?
1. This article dated back in January 2013, focusing on the technological use of various means and media on symptomology of mood disorders and examines the impact of attitudes toward technology and multitasking in addition to tech related anxiety around the inability to check devices as frequently as desired. 2. "iDIsorders" was defined as "...the negative relationship between technology usage and psychological health", suggesting implications around heightened usage being negative. 3. In...
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Screen and Teenagers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCT5JcCXMPw Dr. Delaney Ruston explores teenagers'complex relationships with the screen through her documentary Screenagers. It also talks about the latest research on screen's impact on children's developing brains. More information about this documentary is available on the official website of the screenagers.
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Internet gaming disorder in an adolescent during the COVID-19 pandemic: a case report
1. This case study reports the case of a 16-year-old student with a "typical" pattern of internet gaming disorder (IGD) developed during the pandemic, which improved after weeks of treatment with pharmacotherapy and psychosocial interventions 2. This study suggest that the combination of pharmacological treatment such as antidepressants (SSRI) and antipsychotics with individual and family-focused psychosocial interventions are useful in improving problematic behaviors. 3.This study pointed...
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FREE Virtual YMCA Youth Gambling Awareness Program Webinar
Hi there, I wanted to let you know about our upcoming Gambling & Media Impact webinar hosted by the Youth Gambling Awareness Program (YGAP) with the YMCA of Greater Toronto. Below is a brief description about the webinar : How many youths were exposed to a gambling ad during lockdown? Can Twitch be used to gamble? Are influencers being used to market gambling products? The YMCA of Greater Toronto's Youth Gambling Awareness Program's (YGAP) Media Impact presentation will tackle these...
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FREE Virtual YMCA Youth Gambling Awareness Program Webinar
I wanted to let you know about our upcoming Gambling and Financial Literacy webinar hosted by the Youth Gambling Awareness Program (YGAP) with the YMCA of Greater Toronto. Below is a brief description about the webinar : Have you read the news lately and wondered what all this talk of Robinhood is about? Or maybe you've asked yourself if cryptocurrency can be used in an online casino, and if so, how? Perhaps you've even wondered what happens to gambling debts during bankruptcy? If you've...
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FREE Virtual YMCA Youth Gambling Awareness Program Webinar
I wanted to let you know about our upcoming Gambling and Financial Literacy webinar hosted by the Youth Gambling Awareness Program (YGAP) with the YMCA of Greater Toronto. Below is a brief description about the webinar : Have you read the news lately and wondered what all this talk of Robinhood is about? Or maybe you've asked yourself if cryptocurrency can be used in an online casino, and if so, how? Perhaps you've even wondered what happens to gambling debts during bankruptcy? If you've...
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FREE Virtual YMCA Youth Gambling Awareness Program Webinar
I wanted to let you know about our upcoming Gambling and Media Literacy webinar hosted by the Youth Gambling Awareness Program (YGAP) with the YMCA of Greater Toronto. Below is a brief description about the webinar : How many youth were exposed to a gambling ad during lockdown? Can Twitch be used to gamble? Are influencers being used to market gambling products? The YMCA of Greater Toronto's Youth Gambling Awareness Program's (YGAP) Media Impact presentation will tackle these questions and...
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Dispelling Myths Around Youth Gambling
When it comes to gambling, there are many misconceptions — and perhaps the biggest one is that youth don’t (or can’t) gamble. That’s because we often associate gambling with playing poker or blackjack in a casino. But gambling takes many different forms. In fact, 68 per cent of Ontario youth said they participated in a gambling activity in the past 12 months, according to YMCA’s Youth Gambling Awareness Program (YGAP) Youth for Youth Digital Media Awareness Campaign in 2020. YGAP defines...
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FREE Virtual YMCA Youth Gambling Awareness Program Webinar
The Youth Gambling Awareness Program (YGAP) is hosting a virtual Financial Literacy webinar with the YMCA of Greater Toronto. Below is a description of the webinar : Have you read the news lately and wondered what all this talk of Robinhood is about? Or maybe you've asked yourself if cryptocurrency can be used in an online casino, and if so how? Perhaps you've even wondered what happens to gambling debts during bankruptcy? If you've ever wondered the answer to any of these questions the...
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IPTU Fall 2023 TEDtalk- Technology Addiction and What you can do about it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0adeZP6aDQw TEDtalk- Technology Addiction and What you can do about it. Ben Halpert TEDxSaintThomas (2015) Entertaining Talk about h ow society is guiding children from infancy to adolescence raised on technology- in many aspects of their lives and ways to balance technology use to prevent overuse and addiction. This is very applicable to the course as it highlights common themes that people may take for granted without considering the consequences. Ben...
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Re: Leisure time activities in adolescents predict problematic technology use
Really interesting insights Sharon! I think this might be worth thinking about how society has changed. It used to be unstructured time when technology wasn't as prevalent meant kids would go outside and play with the neighbors or their friends and learn how to socialize/interact in person there. With the rise of technology, it's less effort to just socialize at home on your phone/computer for the same effect and there might be fewer kids out and about to go and socialize in person even if...
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IPTU Fall 2023: Module 2 Game design
Opinion | I Make Video Games. I Won’t Let My Daughters Play Them. - The New York Times (nytimes.com) I am not sure if this article has been posted yet. I think the message is that games are designed so well to keep players coming back for more - they form a habit. The author is a game designer and stated that he will not allow his 3 and 4 year old daughter to play games (and to play some of the games he designed). He felt guilty about contributing to people's gaming addictions so he decided...
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IPTU: Fall 2023 Social Media - mental health effects
Here’s How Social Media Affects Your Mental Health | McLean Hospital -social media platforms are addictive and are associated with depression, anxiety and physical ailments. -the possibility of a positive outcome/reward (like, positive comment) keeps users coming back to use the platform. FOMO (fear of missing out) keeps users coming back. -searching for validation on the internet can replace meaningful connections. -British study showed that decreased, disrupted, and delayed sleep were tied...