8797University College Dublin, Ireland.
Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2023 Jan;28(1):161-198. doi: 10.1177/13591045221127886. Epub 2022 Sep 22.
Over the last decade, a substantial number of studies have addressed children's use of technologies and their impact on well-being. Nonetheless, there is still a lack of clarity on the operationalisation of technology use, well-being, and the relation between the two. This scoping review intended to shed lights on Digital Technologies Use, its operationalisation, and the relation between Digital Technologies Negative Use (DTNU) and children's well-being. For the scope of the special issue we focused on negative use. Results showed two conceptualisations of DTNU: compulsive/addictive use of devices and the Internet (e.g., Internet addiction) and negative online experiences/risky behaviours (e.g., cyberbullying). Well-being in relation to DTNU was mainly studied in terms of psycho/social dimensions (e.g., depression), and a gap in cognitive well-being studies was identified. Study designs were largely quantitative, and, in most studies, well-being was considered as a predictor of DTNU. Also, research with children under 12 years was lacking. Future research on DTNU should look at: how dimensions of addiction and negative online experiences relate; provide more evidence on cognitive well-being; explore the interplay of well-being multiple components relying on integrative conceptual frameworks. The recent notion of digital well-being should also be explored considering the results of this review.
在过去的十年中，大量研究探讨了儿童使用技术及其对幸福感的影响。然而，对于技术使用、幸福感以及两者之间的关系的操作化仍然缺乏清晰的认识。本范围综述旨在阐明数字技术的使用、其操作化以及数字技术的负面影响（DTNU）与儿童幸福感之间的关系。对于本期特刊的范围，我们专注于消极使用。研究结果表明了 DTNU 的两种概念化：对设备和互联网的强迫性/成瘾性使用（例如，网瘾）以及负面的在线体验/冒险行为（例如，网络欺凌）。与 DTNU 相关的幸福感主要在心理/社会层面进行研究（例如，抑郁），并且发现认知幸福感研究存在差距。研究设计主要是定量的，在大多数研究中，幸福感被认为是 DTNU 的预测因素。此外，还缺乏针对 12 岁以下儿童的研究。关于 DTNU 的未来研究应该关注：成瘾和负面在线体验的各个维度之间的关系；提供更多关于认知幸福感的证据；探索基于综合概念框架的幸福感多个组成部分的相互作用。考虑到本综述的结果，还应该探讨数字幸福感的新概念。
