Impact of Coding Educational Programs (CEP) on Digital Media Problematic Use (DMPU) and on Its Relationship with Psychological Dependence and Emotional Dysregulation.

Autor: Marconi PL; Artemis Neurosciences, 00184 Rome, Italy., Scognamiglio R; Artemis Neurosciences, 00184 Rome, Italy.; Docendum, 00195 Rome, Italy., Marchiori E; Italian Psychoanalytic Association, 00189 Rome, Italy., Angeloni D; Docendum, 00195 Rome, Italy., Mascia ML; Department of Pedagogy, Psychology, Philosophy, University of Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, Italy., Penna MP; Department of Pedagogy, Psychology, Philosophy, University of Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, Italy.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2023 Feb 08; Vol. 20 (4). Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 08.
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20042983
Abstrakt: Alongside the positive effects linked to the introduction of digital technologies into our lives, particular dysfunctional behaviors in the use of digital tools have appeared, through which the expression of conditions such as addiction, difficulties in affective and behavioral self-regulation and mental health problems have been channeled. The present study aims to investigate, in a sample of young students aged m = 12.91 (ds = 0.56) years, whether Coding Educational Programs (CEP), deployed to 44.9% of the sample, is effective in psychological dependence, emotional self-regulation and Digital Media Problematic Use (DMPU), as self-assessed through questionnaires (DERS, DSRS, IAT, MPIQ and MPPUS). CEP had no effect on emotional dysregulation or on DMPU. They were effective in the time management of mobile phone use, with students rescheduling from daytime use on working days to daytime use on the weekend. Moreover, people who attended CEP more frequently used smartphones for orienting themselves and for obtaining information. In conclusion, CEP are effective in achieving a more functional and important use of smartphones and better time management. It is possible that CEP effect on metacognition could reduce DMPU if alternative ways to regulate emotions are available.
Databáze: MEDLINE