Digital media and young people’s mental health
Speakers · Tomislav Krištof and Blanka Orhanović
Moderator · Maks Luka Šenjug
Public CROLMA webinar · 30 January 2024 · approx. 88 min · spoken in Croatian
Why do we often watch several more clips after the first one? Tomislav Krištof explores that question from a digital marketing perspective. He explains how recommendations and a stream of short videos hold our attention and considers how much time that leaves for other activities.
About the recording
Psychologist Blanka Orhanović looks at how young people connect and express themselves online and how they deal with social comparison, concerns about appearance and cyberbullying. She also discusses small changes, such as turning off notifications and choosing more carefully what to follow. In the closing discussion, the speakers consider how to talk with young people and agree on boundaries.
Full webinar
In the recording
How social media holds our attention · 02:05
Psychological mechanisms and young people’s experiences · 34:32
Discussion and audience questions · 1:09:34
Study shown in the webinar
Kelly and colleagues found that greater social media use was associated with higher depressive symptom scores among 14-year-olds in a UK cohort. The analysis cannot establish cause and effect. Paper in EClinicalMedicine
Further resource for teachers
The Croatian Agency for Electronic Media and UNICEF Croatia published workshop materials on online relationships, self-awareness and other topics for older primary and secondary school students. The materials are in Croatian. Digital media and mental health workshops
Watching the recording
This webinar recording is public.