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Area of Science:

  • Digital well-being and mental health research.
  • Human-computer interaction.
  • Longitudinal data analysis in behavioral science.

Background:

  • Internet use is integral to modern life, influencing well-being.
  • Existing research on internet use and well-being is limited, often relying on self-reports.
  • Stress is a key factor in well-being, with mixed findings on its relationship with internet use.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the associations between specific internet usage patterns and stress levels.
  • To explore how different contexts of internet use (how, where, when, by whom) relate to stress.

Main Methods:

  • A 7-month longitudinal study involving 1490 German internet users.
  • Collection of fine-grained URL-level web browsing data combined with sociodemographics and monthly stress measures.
  • Application of linear mixed-effects models to analyze the relationship between internet use and stress.

Main Results:

  • Increased time on social media, online shopping, and gaming was associated with higher stress.
  • Time spent on productivity and news websites showed a negative association with stress.
  • Specific findings include positive associations for shopping and gaming, and negative associations for productivity and news use, with variations across mobile and desktop devices.

Conclusions:

  • Internet use is context-dependent in its association with stress.
  • Identified behavioral markers can inform the development of tools for self-monitoring online behavior.
  • Future interventions could enhance individual well-being and reduce strain on mental health services.