Problematic internet use: Media portrayal across eight countries

Psihologija

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Magda Marczak¹  Biljana Gjoneska²  Julius Burkauskas³  Vasiliki Daskalou⁴  Katerina Flora⁵  Shang Gao⁶  Ying Li⁷  Vilma Liaugaudaite³  Marijana Markovikj⁸  Marc Roelands⁹  Pavel Smrz^1,10  Piedade Vaz-Rebelo^1,11 

[1] Coventry University;Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts;Laboratory of Behavioral Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences;Branch of Rehabilitation and Remedy for Children with Disabilities of Thessaloniki, Welfare Centre of Central Macedonia;Neapolis University;School of Business, Örebro University;School of Business Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law;University of “Ss Cyril and Methodius” in Skopje, Institute for Sociological Political and Juridical Research;University College of Applied Psychology Thomas More;Brno University of Technology;Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Coimbra

关键词: Problematic Internet Use;    media portrayal;    content analysis;    daily newspapers;   

DOI  :  10.2298/PSI190801011M

学科分类：内科医学

来源: Drustvo Psihologa Srbije

【 摘 要 】

The informational age is marked by the Internet and the media as key factors, with complex mutual interactions. However, they are recognized to increasingly produce negative consequences, such as Problematic Internet Use (PIU) and its inadequate media portrayal. This study represents a comprehensive approach on the media portrayal of PIU via content analysis of national daily newspapers in eight countries from the Eurasian continent. The cross-sectional research included predefined intervals in 2014 and 2018. The search retrieved 212 articles with balanced distribution for designated periods, and predominant publishing in the largest countries. The results revealed that the articles with neutral narratives and national scopes are the most frequent, while the coverage on youth risks (like cyberbullying and excessive social media use) is predominant. This study is a pioneer attempt to give multinational and multi-layered portrayal on the stories that grab the media attention, dictate public interest and guide health policies.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-SA