Chartered psychologist specialising in consumer behaviour, wellbeing and technology. University lecturer at UAL and consultant consumer psychologist with Brand Genetics.
Today, the American Psychological Association released its 10 science-backed recommendations for social media use for teens. Read the summary below, and download the document itself here. APA (2023) American Psychological Association Health Advisory...
Here are five reasons why I think he latest generation AI-powered chatbots like ChatGPT will be the future of digitally delivered therapy and mental health support: First, there’s a precedent and track record. One of the first chatbots ever...
A new article in the Journal of Medical Internet Research reveals seven aspects, or dimensions, of wellbeing that can be promoted by digital technology. The new article “From Digital Health to Digital Well-being: Systematic Scoping...
It was pitched as the Davos of digital wellbeing, and the Ithra Digital Wellbeing summit last week offered a lineup of 40+ global experts and activists in the field of digital wellbeing. The two-day summit included a discussion of Ithra’s new 30...
Prediction: There will be a rise in physical assault cases in the US in the first half of April 2022, as a consequence of the viral clip of Will Smith hitting Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars ceremony. Psychologists understand the ‘copycat...
The 2022 World Happiness Report (WHR) is out, and this year the report offers some useful insights for digital wellbeing (having a healthy balance of technology in your life, that is good for you). The WHR does not directly refer to digital...
Technology companies say they want their technology to improve your life, rather than distract from it. To this end, Google has put together a self-diagnostic quiz and set of personalised digital wellbeing tips to find the right balance of...
Here, on a single, convenient, scrollable page, are Facebook’s internal research presentation slides from the 2021 ‘Facebook Files‘ leak. The slides reveals Facebook’s own research on the potential effects of Instagram on...
A new collaborative international report from the medical journal The Lancet summarises a year’s data from around the world on the psychological and neurological effects of the pandemic, with some interesting implications for digital wellbeing...
What exactly is “digital wellbeing?” Ask 34 experts and you get 34 different answers – and here they are. If you summarise these 34 answers and you get something like “digital wellbeing is a state of personal wellbeing...
Here’s a quick summary of last week’s webinar Understanding children’s well-being in a digital world organised by CO:RE, Media@LSE and the eNurture network. The webinar was hosted by Sonia Livingstone, professor of social psychology at...
Social commerce finally comes to Facebook, as the social media giant launches a new e-commerce feature called Shops for its suite of social media apps. The link to digital wellbeing might appear tenuous, but did you know that shopping can improve...