Naslov
Digital citizenship in the COVID-19 pandemic

Autori
Kopilaš, Vanja ; Gajović, Srećko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
The 5th Navigating Knowledge Landscapes' International Conference: Knowledge, transdisciplinarity and ethics / - Östersund : Mittuniversitetet Mid Sweden University, 2021, 16-16

Skup
5th Navigating Knowledge Landscapes' International Conference

Mjesto i datum
Online, 20.09.2021

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Recenziran

Ključne riječi
digital citizenship ; technology ; mental health

Sažetak
Digital citizenship is the concept of responsible and useful use of digital technology. Digital citizens are involved in a multitude of digital interactions constituting digital society. The current pandemic caused by the COVID-19 disease has just increased the need for a better understanding and utilization of digital technologies. Epidemiological measures such as physical distancing and lockdown were introduced to prevent citizens from getting infected. However, by doing that, the face-to-face interactions belonging to the off-line sphere were restricted, and subsequently substituted by the virtual interactions in the online realm. This sudden, and somewhat forced, transition from the offline to the online space can have many possible implications and therefore need to be studied. Our data obtained from all around the world consisting of responses from more than 1500 participants showed that the increased use of digital technology is associated with decreased psychological and emotional well-being. This result is rather unexpected because it goes against the sole concept of digital citizenship: responsible and useful use of digital technology. It seems that the borders between online and offline realm are blurred and open to positive but also negative effects on both sides. Moreover, the study does not clarify what is the cause and what a consequence in relation of the citizens’ digital activity and psychological status. As the digital society will continue to develop, the nuances of the different digital activities serving as a digital health makers can be expected to be revealed and the underlying mechanisms understood.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija, Interdisciplinarne društvene znanosti, Kognitivna znanost (prirodne, tehničke, biomedicina i zdravstvo, društvene i humanističke znanosti), Integrativna bioetika (prirodne, tehničke, biomedicina i zdravstvo, biotehničke, društvene, humanističke znanosti)

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