Essays about: "social media break"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words social media break.

1. 1. Assistive Technology for Users with ADHD

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Patryk Banach; [2023]
   Keywords : ADHD; Interaction design; HCI; Design; UX; UI;

   Abstract : This project explores how assistive technology can be useful for users with ADHD when it comes to their usage of smartphones. The design explores the importance of role and interaction aesthetic in regards to designing assistive technology. READ MORE

3. 2. Scrolling for Success? The Impact of Social Media Microbreaks on Perceived Work Productivity and Psychological Detachment from Work

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för psykologi (PSY)

   Author : Carina Plath; Tabea Christiansen; [2023]
   Keywords : social media microbreaks; psychological detachment; perceived productivity; at-work recovery;

   Abstract : Completing tasks and reaching goals at work depletes employees’ energy, motivation, and attentional resources, resulting in negative stress and fatigue experiences. Taking microbreaks from work may help recover from work demands and replenish these resources by positively affecting employee well-being and performance. READ MORE

4. 3. Millennials in Sweden take breaks from Facebook but cannot quit : A qualitative study to understand how Millennials in Sweden are affected by taking a break from Social Media, Facebook case.

   University essay from

   Author : Dimitra Papangeli; [2022]
   Keywords : social media addiction; Facebook; social media break; Facebook addiction factors;

   Abstract : Background:          Social Media are part of everyday life so much so that a new disorder has been observed. The disorder is Social Media Addiction and is still not officially acknowledged as a non-substance addiction by APA. There are a lot of studies that examine the symptoms and causes of Social Media Addiction. READ MORE

5. 4. Is it time for a Social Media Detox? Understanding the journey of intermittent discontinuance of Instagram among Gen Y

   University essay from

   Author : Matiena Marie Scheppe; Anna Luise Seiffen; [2022]
   Keywords : Generation Y; Instagram; Intermittent Discontinuance; Journey; Social Media; Social Media Detox;

   Abstract : Background: Even though the use of social media is one of the most popular activities of our time a decline in the number of active users can be observed at present. Users discontinue using social media platforms temporarily or stop the usage permanently. READ MORE

6. 5. Sexy 16-Year-Old Baby-Eater: Gendered, Sexualized, and Racialized Discourses in Exalted, Second Edition

   University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

   Author : Niels-Martin Ström Josefsen; [2021-11-26]
   Keywords : Roleplaying games; Exalted; feminist post-structural discourse analysis; representation; geek culture; race; gender; sexuality; Dungeons Dragons; discourses; White Wolf; misogyny; fantasy; genre subversion; social constructivism; media tropes; monstrous women; monstrous motherhood; infantilization; trans representation; sexualization; animalization;

   Abstract : Previous research finds roleplaying games, as well as the wider spectrum of geek culture that they exist within, to be defined by discourses favoring a white, heterosexual, cis-male viewpoint, drawing up and reproducing stereotypes and tropes that are inherently misogynist, homophobic, and racist. Heretofore, research into discourses of gender, sexuality, and race in roleplaying games has focused overwhelmingly on market leader Dungeons & Dragons (1971- ongoing), largely neglecting to scrutinize other well-established titles that may adhere to or break from the same tendencies. READ MORE