Examining the Association Between Digital Stress Components and Psychological Wellbeing: A Meta-Analysis

Digital social multitasking (DSMT) and digital stress among adolescents: A peer norm perspective

“…Finally, a limitation concerns the conceptualization and operationalization of digital stress as a unitary unit rather than a multidimensional one. While this approach is appropriate and justifiable [ 13 , 14 ], there is a possibility that perceived peer norms of DSMT would have a stronger relationship with some types of digital stress whereas self-DSMT would have a stronger relationship with others. For instance, perceiving peers to frequently multitask may be an especially strong trigger for FoMO (“Everyone is constantly checking the phone.…”

“…Despite the multidimensional nature of digital stress, in this study, we treated it as a holistic concept rather than delving into specific types of stress. This approach is deemed appropriate by scholars [ 13 ], especially given the recent finding that the various types of digital stress are related to psychosocial outcomes in similar ways [ 14 ].…”

“…It also predicts adolescent depressive symptoms after a one-year lag [ 3 ]. Recently, a meta-analysis confirmed that the various types of digital stress had a significant correlation with psychosocial distress ( r s = 0.26 to 0.34, p s < 0.001) [ 14 ]. Given its implications for adolescent well-being, it would be important to explore possible contributors to adolescent digital stress, and DSMT appears to be a viable candidate.…”

Types of Media Use and their Associations with Paranoia: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study

“…The reverse (between paranoia and subsequent social media use) and contemporaneous (between paranoia and concurrent social media use) associations were not significant, supporting a temporal sequence between increases in social media use and subsequent decreases in paranoia. Although social media may have negative effects on mental health through negative social comparisons and other mechanisms, 20,40 there is evidence that people with psychosis 41 and other mental health conditions 42 primarily use social media to connect with friends or family, a type of use that may contribute to reductions in paranoia. We also found an association between listening to music and a subsequent decrease in paranoia in people with bipolar disorder.…”

The Swiss Cheese Model of Social Cues - Trekels &amp; Telzer

“…Digital stress, characterized as the "stress arising from extensive and potentially constant use of information and communication technology... triggered by constant exposure to an overwhelming quantity and diversity of (social) content" (Hefner and Vorderer, 2016, p. 237), is a multifaceted phenomenon. Researchers have identified five subcomponents of digital stress (i.e., availability stress, approval anxiety, fear of missing out, connection overload and online vigilance; Steele et al, 2020), all of which have been associated with psychosocial stress (see recent meta-analysis; Khetawat & Steele, 2023). However, not all studies reveal significant associations between digital stress and compromised psychosocial well-being (e.g., Best et al, 2014).…”