Expressions of Individualization on the Internet and Social Media: Multigenerational Focus Group Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Growing individualization within the past decades has been described as a fundamental shift in society. Studies have reported how the digital age promotes new forms of individualism with self-tracking technologies and self-presentation in social networks. Potential harmful effects on the mental health of young adults have already been at the forefront of research. However, 2 questions that remain unanswered are how emotional experiences and expressions of self-relatedness differ among generations in their usage of the internet and social media, and if an increasing individualism can be observed by this.

Objective

The aim of this study is to examine whether the use of the internet and social media has led people to be more concerned about themselves than former gen

SUBMITTER: Mayer G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7673976 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature