Prep for Session 02
BA New Media / Online Communication KF/BF A: Spring Term 2023
Mandatory
To prepare for the next session, please read the following paper:
Vanden Abeele, M. M. P. (2021). Digital wellbeing as a dynamic construct. Communication Theory, 31(4), 932–955. https://doi.org/10.1093/ct/qtaa024
After you have finished reading, try to answer the following questions:
- What is a good definition of digital well-being? How might this be associated with the concept of autonomy?
- Take a look at the table on pp. 941-942. Do you understand what all of the described factors mean? If not, try to find out and write down what you have found. If you are still not sure, write this down as well and bring your questions to the next session.
Supplementary
If you need more literature on this topic later on, you may find the following papers interesting as well:
Meier, A., & Reinecke, L. (2021). Computer-mediated communication, social media, and mental health: A conceptual and empirical meta-review. Communication Research, 48(8), 1182–1209. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093650220958224
Reinecke, L. (2017). POPC and well-being: A risk benefit analysis. In P. Vorderer, D. Hefner, L. Reinecke, & C. Klimmt (Eds.), Permanently Online, Permanently Connected (pp. 233–243). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315276472-22
Reinecke, L., Gilbert, A., & Eden, A. (2022). Self-regulation as a key boundary condition in the relationship between social media use and well-being. Current Opinion in Psychology, 45, 101296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.12.008
Schneider, F. M., Lutz, S., Halfmann, A., Meier, A., & Reinecke, L. (2021). How and when do mobile media demands impact well-being? Explicating the Integrative Model of Mobile Media Use and Need Experiences (IM3UNE). Mobile Media & Communication, 20501579211054928. https://doi.org/10.1177/20501579211054928