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Digital well-being
Digital well-being
Psychology 2023/2024
What is your
digital technology habit
that supports/harms your well-being?
Lecture topics for today
03 Positive technology
04 Digital wellbeing
06 Self-developed application
Digital technology and well-being
All the negative effects that technology has, directly or indirectly, on attitudes,
Technostress
opinions, behaviour or physically on the human system.
The nomophobe is terrified of losing his phone, running out of battery, losing
Nomophobia
reception or losing his balance
Positive technology
The trend of "positive technology" involves
designing, developing, and validating new
digital experiences and tools aimed at
fostering positive change.
It encompasses elements such as
• positive emotions,
• flow experience,
• Meaning
• competence, and
• enhancing positive relationships.
2. Digital well-being is about how much we live and can live a life
that is good for us, alongside the powerful effects of
technology (Floridi 2014).
is recommended:
📱 Such as various rewards and motivational quotes, thereby enhancing users' sense of
📱 Incorporating the supportive role of peers can also be a potential development direction
for such solutions, as social comparison and social support significantly contribute to their
effectiveness (Adams et al., 2014).
Specific tools for
improving
well-being
Factors contributing to their effectiveness
1. Timeliness: Users can avoid waiting and immediately access the support,
opportunities, and flexibility offered by technological tools to integrate them
into their daily routine.
3. Stigma avoidance: Technology allows people with mental illness to avoid the
stigma unfortunately often associated with their condition (Kornfield et al., 2020).
4. Improved mental health: Many of the solutions studied were able to effectively
support users' well-being and mental health. Mobile phone applications have also
been shown to be effective in reducing stress, managing mood disorders, and
treating eating disorders (Harith et al., 2022).
VR Self-compassion
H E
érzelmek
Health Engagement
egészség elmélyülés
PERMAH
modell
Conception A
Accomplishments
teljesítmény
R
Positive relationships
kapcsolatok
M
of self-developed Meaning
értelem
application
PERMA model (Seligman, 2011)
PERMAH model (Butler, Kern 2016)
What did you do last when
you were incredibly happy?