Does the use of digital media affect psychological well-being? An empirical test among children aged 9 to 12
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Highlights：
• A sample of 13,871 children aged 9 to 12 was collected.
• Weak relationships emerged between digital media use and subjective well-being.
• Heavy users nonetheless are almost twice as likely to suffer from low levels of well-being.
• Almost 20% of the children had a Facebook profile.
• Online social network effects on well-being dissipated when taking into account offline relations.
• Studies should investigate the long term effects of digital media use of young children.
摘要
•A sample of 13,871 children aged 9 to 12 was collected.•Weak relationships emerged between digital media use and subjective well-being.•Heavy users nonetheless are almost twice as likely to suffer from low levels of well-being.•Almost 20% of the children had a Facebook profile.•Online social network effects on well-being dissipated when taking into account offline relations.•Studies should investigate the long term effects of digital media use of young children.
论文关键词：Digital media use,Facebook,Offline social network,Online social network,Subjective well-being
论文评审过程：Received 21 May 2018, Revised 25 June 2019, Accepted 15 July 2019, Available online 16 July 2019, Version of Record 20 July 2019.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2019.07.015
