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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Digital Well-being
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

  • Growing concerns link social media use to negative well-being outcomes.
  • There is a significant need for effective social media interventions.
  • Self-determination theory provides a framework for understanding psychological needs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel theoretical approach for designing social media interventions.
  • To categorize existing interventions based on their context of application.
  • To propose evidence-based design features for future interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Review and categorization of current social media interventions.
  • Evaluation of social media's impact on psychological needs (autonomy, competence, relatedness) using behavioral change models.
  • Development of theoretically grounded design features.

Main Results:

  • Interventions were categorized by context: platforms, devices, users, families, and society.
  • Social media use was analyzed for its effects on core psychological needs.
  • Specific design features were proposed to enhance intervention effectiveness.

Conclusions:

  • A new theoretical approach, grounded in self-determination theory, can guide the development of effective social media interventions.
  • Understanding the impact on psychological needs is crucial for designing interventions.
  • Recommendations provided will inform future research and practical applications for digital well-being.