Supporting teens’ intentional social media use through interaction design

Katie Davis, Petr Slovak, Rotem Landesman, Caroline Pitt, Abdullatif Ghajar, Jessica Lee Schleider, Saba Kawas, Andrea Guadalupe Perez Portillo, Nicole S. Kuhn

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11 Scopus citations

Abstract

Prior research indicates that many adolescents struggle to use social media intentionally, with negative impacts on well-being. This presents an important but under-researched opportunity to improve youth well-being through interaction design. We developed Locus, a mobile application that shapes adolescents’ entry experiences into the social media apps on their phones by prompting them to reflect on their social media intentions before they open an app and at the end of the day. In designing Locus, we combined psychology theories—to identify design targets—with co-design approaches—to design around these targets for youth’s lived experiences. Following co-design work with nine teens (Mage=15.7 years), we conducted an open trial field deployment (N = 54; Mage=16.2 years) to explore how Locus was used and experienced by adolescents during their daily lives. Results provide preliminary evidence that in-the-moment interventions for self-regulation skills can support adolescents’ intentional social media use.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of IDC 2023 - 22nd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference
Subtitle of host publicationRediscovering Childhood
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages322-334
Number of pages13
ISBN (Electronic)9798400701313
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 19 2023
Event22nd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference: Rediscovering Childhood, IDC 2023 - Chicago, United States
Duration: Jun 19 2023Jun 22 2023

Publication series

NameProceedings of IDC 2023 - 22nd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference: Rediscovering Childhood

Conference

Conference22nd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference: Rediscovering Childhood, IDC 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago
Period6/19/236/22/23

Funding

The authors would like to thank the Committee for Children for funds provided to support this work.

Keywords

  • Adolescents
  • Digital well-being
  • Intervention design
  • Social media

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Software

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