Solfrid Raknes, Dana Townsend, Charbel Ghostine, Mahmoud Hammoud
{"title":"Expanding Access to Mental Health: Evaluating the Potential of a Serious Mental Health Game for Adolescents.","authors":"Solfrid Raknes, Dana Townsend, Charbel Ghostine, Mahmoud Hammoud","doi":"10.1089/cyber.2023.0688","DOIUrl":"10.1089/cyber.2023.0688","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Digital technologies are important for expanding access to mental health support in low-resource settings. The current study tests the feasibility of a blended learning mental health intervention that was implemented for adolescents in Lebanon (<i>N</i> = 1,234), most of whom were Syrian refugees. The intervention features a digital game called The Helping Hand, which teaches adolescents how to respond to psychosocial challenges healthily and develop effective coping strategies. The blended learning intervention was tested using a single-arm, non-blinded, mixed-methods approach, through the analysis of pre-post questionnaires and key informant interviews. Results showed that the intervention was well accepted and popular among participating adolescents and the team that implemented it. After completing the intervention, adolescents showed a significant decrease in anxiety and depression symptoms and a significant increase in overall well-being. The feasibility and potential impact observed in this study demonstrate the benefits of continuing to refine and expand digital interventions that improve access to mental health support for vulnerable populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":" ","pages":"873-880"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142343288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mina Park, Seongmin Son, Sunhwa Lee, Hyunjeong Baek, Ji In Park
{"title":"Enhancing Digital Health Engagement in Chronic Disease: The Role of Doctor-Patient Communication and Media Use in Acceptance of Digital Health Care Among End-Stage Kidney Disease Patients.","authors":"Mina Park, Seongmin Son, Sunhwa Lee, Hyunjeong Baek, Ji In Park","doi":"10.1089/cyber.2023.0699","DOIUrl":"10.1089/cyber.2023.0699","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examines digital health challenges among end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients, a population characterized by older age, lower socioeconomic status, and limited access to modern technologies. Drawing from the Mere Exposure Effect, the Technology Acceptance Model, and insights from doctor-patient communication literature, our study implemented a month-long intervention across three distinct groups. The Digital Media Exposure Group watched doctor-recommended videos on YouTube using a tablet PC twice weekly for four weeks. The Digital Media Exposure with Doctor-Patient Communication Group engaged in physician-led discussions about the viewed content during their medical visits in addition to the activities in the first group. The Control Group received printed medical information that mirrored the content of the videos. Participants in this study, all of whom were diagnosed with ESKD, were recruited from a university hospital in South Korea (<i>n</i> = 88, <i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 64.8). Their perceptions, attitudes, and behavioral intentions regarding digital health care were measured and compared between groups. The results unveiled significant group differences [Wilk's <i>Λ</i> = 0.829, <i>F</i>(8, 164) = 2.02, <i>p</i> = 0.047, partial <i>η</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.090], with variations in attitudes, perceived ease of use, and intentions among groups, and effect sizes ranging from 0.069 to 0.096.These findings underscore the importance of tailored interventions to address digital health disparities, particularly among underserved demographic groups. Strategies that prioritize user-friendly interfaces and clear communication between doctors and patients are advocated to promote digital health engagement, ensuring equitable access and improved outcomes for patients with chronic disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":" ","pages":"939-947"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141916301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Building and Investigating Digital Health Technologies to Promote Health Equity.","authors":"Susan Persky, Brenda Curtis","doi":"10.1089/cyber.2024.56894.ged","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2024.56894.ged","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":"27 12","pages":"862-864"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142821618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elena Sajno, Stefano De Gaspari, Chiara Pupillo, Giuseppe Riva
{"title":"CO-XAI-Cognitive Decision Intelligence Framework for Explainable AI Systems.","authors":"Elena Sajno, Stefano De Gaspari, Chiara Pupillo, Giuseppe Riva","doi":"10.1089/cyber.2024.87594.ceu","DOIUrl":"10.1089/cyber.2024.87594.ceu","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":" ","pages":"954-956"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142767056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kim Tenfelde, Ayla Dijkmans, Nadine Bol, Mart Kicken, Chris van der Lee, Jan de Wit, Barbara Maat
{"title":"Patient Perspectives on a Digital Assistant for Medication Reconciliation: An Interview Study Comparing Socioeconomic Groups.","authors":"Kim Tenfelde, Ayla Dijkmans, Nadine Bol, Mart Kicken, Chris van der Lee, Jan de Wit, Barbara Maat","doi":"10.1089/cyber.2023.0626","DOIUrl":"10.1089/cyber.2023.0626","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Medication reconciliation, the process of documenting a patient's medication, is currently a time-consuming and labor-intensive process. To make medication reconciliation more efficient, digital assistants (DAs) offer a promising solution. Especially since human-like digital interfaces tend to be appreciated by more vulnerable populations such as patients in a low socioeconomic position (SEP). Despite the potential of DAs for low-SEP populations in particular, these groups are often not involved during the development and design phase of such digital health interventions. This exclusion may explain the lower adoption rates of digital interventions among low-SEP patients and exacerbate the so-called digital divide. We explored the perceptions and needs of patients across the SEP gradient using a participatory design approach. Patients of low-, middle-, and high-SEP backgrounds were asked to interact with a DA developed for this study and were interviewed afterward. A thematic analysis revealed seven themes regarding design, input method, comprehensibility, privacy concerns, benefits, the intention to use, and reassurance. Overall, patients were afraid to make mistakes in their medication entries and therefore valued feedback from the system or caregivers. Low-SEP patients specifically seemed to value more structured input methods when using the DA, while high-SEP patients emphasized the importance of a secure environment for the DA and sought clarity about its functionalities. Our study demonstrates the importance of involving patients across the socioeconomic gradient when developing a digital health tool and offers concrete recommendations for inclusive DA design for researchers and developers.</p>","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":" ","pages":"865-872"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142105205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andreea Huțul, Andrei Corneliu Holman, Tudor-Daniel Huțul
{"title":"Are Today's Gamers Tomorrow's Gamblers? The Relationship Between Problem Gaming and Online Problem Gambling, and the Indirect Effect of Purchasing Loot Boxes' Risk.","authors":"Andreea Huțul, Andrei Corneliu Holman, Tudor-Daniel Huțul","doi":"10.1089/cyber.2024.0319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2024.0319","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study aims to bridge the gap regarding the potential influence of problem gaming on problem gambling (PG) by examining the potential indirect effect of risky loot box use in this relationship. We also aim to examine these relationships in an understudied cultural context, that is, Eastern European, thus enlarging the current geographical scope of the research on problematic gaming and gambling. The research was conducted on a sample of 703 Romanians (56.5 percent male, 43.5 percent female), aged between 18 and 46 (<i>M</i> = 23.07; <i>SD</i> = 5.24), who play video games frequently. They completed instruments measuring problem gaming, online PG, and purchasing loot boxes risk. Our findings also indicate that risky engagement with loot box mechanism had a significant indirect effect on the association between the two types of problematic behavior (i.e., gaming and gambling). This suggests that excessive involvement in online gaming is linked with an increased propensity for problematic use of loot boxes, and further with a higher risk of PG. Our results indicate that higher involvement in video gaming may be associated with higher levels of risky engagement, which could plausibly lead to a greater likelihood of purchasing them and this more problematic relationship with loot boxes further increases the risk of PG. Our study contributes to advancing knowledge about these constructs while suggesting the negative impact of loot boxes in that their acquisition is related to higher involvement in online gambling.</p>","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142738609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xing Zhang, Mingyue Yin, Mingyang Zhang, Zhaoqian Li, Hansen Li
{"title":"The Development and Validation of an Artificial Intelligence Chatbot Dependence Scale.","authors":"Xing Zhang, Mingyue Yin, Mingyang Zhang, Zhaoqian Li, Hansen Li","doi":"10.1089/cyber.2024.0240","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2024.0240","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In recent years, a plethora of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots have been developed and made available to the public. Consequently, an increasing number of individuals are integrating AI chatbots into their daily lives for various purposes. This trend has also raised concerns regarding AI chatbot dependence. However, a valid and reliable scale to assess AI chatbot dependence is yet to be developed. Therefore, this study was designed to develop and validate an AI chatbot dependence scale. We obtained initial items from previous publications and in-depth interviews. Subsequently, item analysis, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), reliability, and validity analyses were performed to validate the AI chatbot dependence scale. Seventeen items underwent item analysis and EFA, resulting in a single-factor model with eight items explaining 58.42% of the total variance. The CFA indicated that our AI chatbot dependence scale had acceptable model fitting indices, with standardized loadings ranging between 0.50 and 0.76. In addition, this scale exhibited good reliability and validity. Thus, the current AI chatbot dependence scale can effectively evaluate individuals' dependence on AI chatbots in their daily lives.</p>","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142715542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dating App Users: Interpersonal Styles and Self-Reported Mating Success.","authors":"Lennart Freyth, Peter K Jonason","doi":"10.1089/cyber.2023.0256","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2023.0256","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study (<i>N</i> = 495), dating apps were conceptualized as digital leks. We examined how interpersonal (narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy), sexual (sociosexual attitudes, desires, and behavior), and search (satisficing, alternatives) styles relate to mating success through dating apps (dates and sex). Individuals with a faster life history strategy, particularly men high in psychopathy and sexual desires, report more mating success via dating apps. Women who were easier satisficed also experienced more Tinder-sex. These findings clarify the nuanced roles of sociosexuality facets in dating app success, enriching the discourse on digital mating behaviors. Using the life history framework, this research advances our understanding of how personality shapes real-world mating outcomes that originate in digital contexts.</p>","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142715522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring the Influence of the Dark Triad on Indirect Cyber Aggression: A Longitudinal Study of a Taiwanese Sample.","authors":"Cheng-Yen Wang, Kaiwen Bi","doi":"10.1089/cyber.2024.0303","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2024.0303","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A growing body of research suggests a link between Dark Triad personality traits and cyber aggression but inconsistencies exist. These inconsistencies may be due to limitations in past studies (e.g., using single measures of cyber aggression, summing up individual Dark Triad measures without assessing their interactions, and/or over-relying on cross-sectional data). To address these gaps, this innovative study followed a large sample of Taiwanese (<i>N</i> = 880) and employed a longitudinal design to examine the main and potentially interactive effects of individual Dark Triad traits (Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy) on three specific forms of indirect cyber aggression (cyberstalking, exclusion, and outing) assessed one year apart. By investigating these relationships over time, this longitudinal study aims to shed light on the nuanced interplay between personality and online misconduct. Findings reveal a significant interaction between Machiavellianism and narcissism, such that individuals high in both traits exhibit a greater propensity for all three forms of indirect cyber aggression. Moreover, individuals high on both psychopathy and narcissism are more likely to engage in outing behaviors, potentially due to the ease of accessing personal information online. These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the complex interplay between personality and online aggression.</p>","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142715539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fabio Frisone, Marina Cosenza, Giulia Brizzi, Giuseppe Riva
{"title":"Click, Buy, Repeat: Understanding the Psychological and Behavioral Mechanisms of Online Shopping Behavior.","authors":"Fabio Frisone, Marina Cosenza, Giulia Brizzi, Giuseppe Riva","doi":"10.1089/cyber.2024.0540","DOIUrl":"10.1089/cyber.2024.0540","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":" ","pages":"856-858"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142582325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}