Digital addiction: Negative life experiences and potential for technology-assisted solutions

Authors: Cham, S., Algashami, A., Aldhayan, M., McAlaney, J., Phalp, K., Almourad, M.B. and Ali, R.

Journal: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing

Volume: 931

Pages: 921-931

eISSN: 2194-5365

ISSN: 2194-5357

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-16184-2_87

Abstract:

There is a growing acceptance of the association between obsessive, compulsive and excessive usage of digital media, e.g., games and social networks, and users’ wellbeing, whether personal, economic or social. While specific causal relations between such Digital Addiction (DA) and the negative life experience can be debated, we argue in this paper that, nevertheless, technology can play a role in preventing or raising awareness of its pathological or problematic usage styles, e.g. through monitoring usage and enabling interactive awareness messages. We perform a literature review, with the primary aim of gathering the range negative life experiences associated with DA. We then conduct two focus groups to help gather users’ perception of the key findings from the literature. Finally, we perform a qualitative analysis of experts and practitioners’ interviews and comments from a user survey on DA warning labels. As a result, we develop eight families of the negative life experiences associated with DA, examine the role of software in facilitating the reduction of such negative experiences, and consider the challenges that may be encountered in the process.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/32118/

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Digital Addiction: Negative Life Experiences and Potential for Technology-Assisted Solutions

Authors: Cham, S., Algashami, A., Aldhayan, M., McAlaney, J., Phalp, K., Almourad, M.B. and Ali, R.

Journal: NEW KNOWLEDGE IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES, VOL 2

Volume: 931

Pages: 921-931

eISSN: 2194-5365

ISBN: 978-3-030-16183-5

ISSN: 2194-5357

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-16184-2_87

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/32118/

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Digital Addiction: Negative Life Experiences and Potential for Technology-Assisted Solutions

Authors: Cham, S., Algashami, A., Aldhayan, M., McAlaney, J., Phalp, K., Almourad, M.B. and Ali, R.

Conference: WorldCIST

Dates: 16-19 April 2019

Abstract:

There is a growing acceptance of the association between obsessive, compulsive and excessive usage of digital media, e.g., games and social networks, and users’ wellbeing, whether personal, economic or social. While specific causal relations between such Digital Addiction (DA) and the negative life experience can be debated, we argue in this paper that, nevertheless, technology can play a role in preventing or raising awareness of its pathological or problematic usage styles, e.g. through monitoring usage and enabling interactive awareness messages. We perform a literature review, with the primary aim of gathering the range negative life experiences associated with DA. We then conduct two focus groups to help gather users’ perception of the key findings from the literature. Finally, we perform a qualitative analysis of experts and practitioners’ interviews and comments from a user survey on DA warning labels. As a result, we develop eight families of the negative life experiences associated with DA, examine the role of software in facilitating the reduction of such negative experiences, and consider the challenges that may be encountered in the process.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/32118/

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Digital Addiction: Negative Life Experiences and Potential for Technology-Assisted Solutions.

Authors: Cham, S., Algashami, A., Aldhayan, M., McAlaney, J., Phalp, K., Almourad, M.B. and Ali, R.

Editors: Rocha, Á., Adeli, H., Reis, L.P. and Costanzo, S.

Journal: WorldCIST (2)

Volume: 931

Pages: 921-931

Publisher: Springer

ISBN: 978-3-030-16183-5

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/32118/

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16184-2

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Digital Addiction: Negative Life Experiences and Potential for Technology-Assisted Solutions

Authors: Cham, S., Algashami, A., Aldhayan, M., McAlaney, J., Phalp, K.T., Almourad, M.B. and Ali, R.

Conference: WorldCist'19 - 7th World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies

Abstract:

There is a growing acceptance of the association between obsessive, compulsive and excessive usage of digital media, e.g., games and social networks, and users’ wellbeing, whether personal, economic or social. While specific causal relations between such Digital Addiction (DA) and the negative life experience can be debated, we argue in this paper that, nevertheless, technology can play a role in preventing or raising awareness of its pathological or problematic usage styles, e.g. through monitoring usage and enabling interactive awareness messages. We perform a literature review, with the primary aim of gathering the range negative life experiences associated with DA. We then conduct two focus groups to help gather users’ perception of the key findings from the literature. Finally, we perform a qualitative analysis of experts and practitioners’ interviews and comments from a user survey on DA warning labels. As a result, we develop eight families of the negative life experiences associated with DA, examine the role of software in facilitating the reduction of such negative experiences, and consider the challenges that may be encountered in the process.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/32118/

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