Positive digital communication among youth: The development and validation of the digital flourishing scale for adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Research has extensively studied the negative effects of digital communication on adolescents' well-being. However, positive digital experiences and behavior in adolescence are still poorly understood. The recently developed Digital Flourishing Scale addresses this gap and focuses on the positive perceptions of a user's experiences and behaviors in digital communication among adults. In this paper, we developed an adolescent version of this scale. Study 1 demonstrated the internal consistency of the scale and the same factor structure for adolescence as for adulthood: connectedness, civil participation, positive social comparison, authentic self-presentation, and self-control. Study 2 confirmed the identified factor structure with a second sample of adolescents and established measurement

SUBMITTER: Rosic J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9474732 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature