Digital Wellbeing
Digital Wellbeing (SubProject#3) (HBKU College of Science and Engineering (CSE), Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), Sidra Medicine (SIDRA), Bournemouth University (BU)), we investigate the notion of digital wellbeing and the role of culture and digital design in both triggering concerns related to it and mediating solutions. We will also propose socio-technical solutions to enhance digital well-being using social expectations setting and psychological inoculation theory.
In this project, we will look at the meaning of healthy online interaction, including screen time, social interaction, peer expectations and norms, and what interventions can keep technology exposure at healthy levels. Digital wellbeing shall be inclusive of the varying characteristics in culture and personality. Hence, its meaning and tools can differ. Our approach will concern the case of Qatari society as a case study.
Objectives
To identify the concept of digital wellbeing and healthy digital usage within the Arab socio-cultural context. We will also identify the role of social media designs in triggering issues and facilitating digital wellbeing solutions.
To research and develop socio-technical intervention methods towards protecting against digital welling threats that are resulted from social and peer pressure within Arab culture, taking social media as an example.
To utilize principles from the Inoculation Theory to devise effective and economical solutions for increasing balance in using technology.
Meet Digital Wellbeing Team members...
RAIAN ALI
Digital Wellbeing
JOHN McALANEY
DENA AL THANI
MOHAMED IHEB BOUGMIZA
ALA YANKOUSKAYA
SANAA ALHARAHSHEH
MOHAMMAD NAISEH
AREEJ BABIKER
AMAL AWADALLA
OSAMA MOUSA
SHAIMA MOQBEL
SAMEHA ALSHAKHSI
ASMA AL FADL
SYEDA WARISHA FATIMA RIZVI
MOHAMMAD MOMINUR RAHMAN
ZINEB HAMDI
DENIZ CEMILOGLU
SALMA SHADY
KHANSA CHEMNAD
MARYAM AZIZ
Publications
The influence of adolescents essential and non-essential use of technology and Internet addiction on their physical and mental fatigues Journal Article
In: Scientific Reports, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 1745, 2024.
In: BMC psychology, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 184, 2024.
School pressure and academic performance versus internet addiction in early and middle adolescents: the mediating role of family relationship Journal Article
In: Behaviour & Information Technology, pp. 1–17, 2024.
Attitude Towards AI: Potential Influence of Conspiracy Belief, XAI Experience and Locus of Control Journal Article
In: International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, pp. 1–13, 2024.
Examining the Growth in Willingness to Pay for Digital Wellbeing Services on Social Media: A Comparative Analysis Journal Article
In: Heliyon, 2024.
Willingness to pay for digital wellbeing features on social network sites: a study with Arab and European samples Journal Article
In: Frontiers in Computer Science, vol. 6, pp. 1387681, 2024.
Do Personality Traits Impact the Attitudes Towards Artificial Intelligence? Proceedings Article
In: 2024 11th International Conference on Behavioural and Social Computing (BESC), pp. 1–8, IEEE 2024.
Who is Really Happier? Re-Examining the Portrayal of Happiness on Social Media and the Persistence of Misperception Proceedings Article
In: World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, pp. 214–226, Springer 2024.
Motivation, Concerns, and Attitudes Towards AI: Differences by Gender, Age, and Culture Proceedings Article
In: International Conference on Web Information Systems Engineering, pp. 375–391, Springer 2024.
Good Technology Requires a Good Environment: The Role of Parenting Practices in Adolescent Internet Addiction Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the 2024 International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good, pp. 143–150, 2024.
Smartphone use and personality: Their effects on sleep quality across groups using mediation analysis Journal Article
In: Digital Health, vol. 10, pp. 20552076241295797, 2024.
Need for Affect, Problematic Social Media Use and the Mediating Role of Fear of Missing Out in European and Arab Samples Journal Article
In: Psychology Research and Behavior Management, pp. 5025–5039, 2023.
Adolescents’ Internet addiction: Does it all begin with their environment? Journal Article
In: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 87, 2023.
On the association between personality, fear of missing out (FoMO) and problematic social media use tendencies in European and Arabian samples Journal Article
In: Acta psychologica, vol. 240, pp. 104026, 2023.
Intentions Matter: The Role of Purpose in Excessive Social Media Usage and Smartphone Addiction Proceedings Article
In: 2023 10th International Conference on Behavioural and Social Computing (BESC), pp. 1–7, IEEE 2023.
Do near-bedtime usage of smartphones and problematic internet usage really impact sleep? A study based on objectively recorded usage data Journal Article
In: Behaviour & Information Technology, pp. 1–16, 2023.
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