Jessica L Hamilton, Melissa J Dreier, Bianca Caproni, Jennifer Fedor, Krina C Durica, Carissa A Low
{"title":"Improving the Science of Adolescent Social Media and Mental Health: Challenges and Opportunities of Smartphone-Based Mobile Sensing and Digital Phenotyping.","authors":"Jessica L Hamilton, Melissa J Dreier, Bianca Caproni, Jennifer Fedor, Krina C Durica, Carissa A Low","doi":"10.1007/s41347-024-00443-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41347-024-00443-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The impact of social media (SM) use ('screentime') on adolescent mental health has been the focus of increasing concern, despite mixed findings from empirical research. Current methodological approaches rely on self-reported SM use, which has limited accuracy and obscure the dynamic interplay of SM use and mental health. Smartphone-based mobile sensing offers new opportunities to gain insights into adolescents' SM use patterns and behaviors, particularly at an idiographic level. Considerations and challenges of smartphone sensing methods for capturing adolescents' SM use patterns and behaviors in clinical psychological science are discussed in the context of a pilot study using smartphone-based sensing with adolescents. The pilot study included 19 adolescents (Mean age = 15.84; 68% boys; 79% White) who installed a passive monitoring application (AWARE) on their phones for 31 (SD = 5.6) days. Descriptive data of sensing acceptability and feasibility are presented based on participant ratings and data yield ratio of usable data (74.18%). Sensing yielded 10,038 hourly observations collected from the 'application foreground' sensor across all participants from social media apps, and a total of 645 applications used. Categorization of SM apps were coded (kappa >.90) into 'social networking' (N = 20 apps) and 'broader SM' (N = 41) and compared to both Play Store-defined SM apps (N = 26) and popular SM apps based on Common Sense Media Survey (N = 9). Descriptive data on extracted behavioral features (duration, checking) from SM use categories (binned hourly and daily) are presented. Challenges, opportunities, and future directions of sensing methods for SM use are discussed to inform our understanding of its impacts on mental health and to improve the rigor of SM research in clinical psychological science.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s41347-024-00443-5.</p>","PeriodicalId":73962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of technology in behavioral science","volume":"10 2","pages":"301-319"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12144053/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144251161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tori S. Simenec, Salma A. Ibrahim, Sarah Gillespie, Jasmine Banegas, Gail M. Ferguson
{"title":"Feasibility, Acceptability, and Effectiveness Pilot Study of a Culturally Adapted and Digitized Food-Focused Media Literacy Intervention: JUS Media? Global Classroom – Somali American","authors":"Tori S. Simenec, Salma A. Ibrahim, Sarah Gillespie, Jasmine Banegas, Gail M. Ferguson","doi":"10.1007/s41347-024-00413-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-024-00413-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of technology in behavioral science","volume":"81 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140964480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Public-Private Partnership Model in Digital Mental Healthcare Domain: Way Forward for India and the Developing World","authors":"Sandeep Vohra, Sandeep Grover, Anand Prakash, Divyani Khurana","doi":"10.1007/s41347-024-00412-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-024-00412-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of technology in behavioral science","volume":" 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140685343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emily Hersch, Bayley J. Taple, Tanvi Lakhtakia, E. Lattie
{"title":"Comparing University Students’ Satisfaction with In-Person and Remote Mental Health Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"Emily Hersch, Bayley J. Taple, Tanvi Lakhtakia, E. Lattie","doi":"10.1007/s41347-024-00410-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-024-00410-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of technology in behavioral science","volume":"9 20","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140696521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lalin S. Ozyazgan, Laura-Ann M. Fierro, Samandeep S. Mankatala, Samuel L. Myers Mendoza, Kevin M. Cummins
{"title":"Relationships Between Protocol Features and Engagement Rates in Studies of Youth Substance Use Using Mobile Technology","authors":"Lalin S. Ozyazgan, Laura-Ann M. Fierro, Samandeep S. Mankatala, Samuel L. Myers Mendoza, Kevin M. Cummins","doi":"10.1007/s41347-024-00406-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-024-00406-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of technology in behavioral science","volume":"34 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140714300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Social Media Utilization, Fear of Missing Out, Upward Social Comparison, and Self-Compassion as Predictors of Psychological Distress and Life Satisfaction Among Individuals with Mental Health Concerns","authors":"O. Berkout, Maureen K. Flynn","doi":"10.1007/s41347-024-00411-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-024-00411-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of technology in behavioral science","volume":"59 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140730226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Innovative Frontiers: Harnessing Virtual Reality for Burnout Prevention in Highly Sensitive Individuals","authors":"Lori Beerman, Debra L. Boeldt","doi":"10.1007/s41347-024-00404-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-024-00404-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of technology in behavioral science","volume":"58 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140795688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Riches, Ina Kaleva, Sarah L. Nicholson, J. Payne-Gill, Natalie Steer, Lisa Azevedo, Ruxandra Vasile, Freya Rumball, Helen L. Fisher, Wim Veling, Lucia Valmaggia
{"title":"Virtual Reality Relaxation for Stress in Young Adults: A Remotely Delivered Pilot Study in Participants’ Homes","authors":"S. Riches, Ina Kaleva, Sarah L. Nicholson, J. Payne-Gill, Natalie Steer, Lisa Azevedo, Ruxandra Vasile, Freya Rumball, Helen L. Fisher, Wim Veling, Lucia Valmaggia","doi":"10.1007/s41347-024-00394-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-024-00394-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of technology in behavioral science","volume":"47 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140371549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Charlie Rioux, Zoe A. Childers-Rockey, Avaline Konkin, E. Cameron, L. Tomfohr-Madsen, A. Mackinnon, Dana Watts, Julie Murray, Ashley Pharazyn, L. Roos
{"title":"Parent Preferences for Peer Connection in Virtual Mental Health and Parenting Support Platforms","authors":"Charlie Rioux, Zoe A. Childers-Rockey, Avaline Konkin, E. Cameron, L. Tomfohr-Madsen, A. Mackinnon, Dana Watts, Julie Murray, Ashley Pharazyn, L. Roos","doi":"10.1007/s41347-024-00408-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-024-00408-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of technology in behavioral science","volume":"19 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140377219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Soyoung Choi, JooYoung Seo, Manuel Hernandez, S. Kitsiou
{"title":"Conversational agents in mHealth: use patterns, challenges, and design opportunities for individuals with visual impairments","authors":"Soyoung Choi, JooYoung Seo, Manuel Hernandez, S. Kitsiou","doi":"10.1007/s41347-024-00409-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-024-00409-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of technology in behavioral science","volume":"107 43","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140380433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}