Contextual adaptation of digital wellbeing interventions for young people: insights from a project in Saudi Arabia
In today’s world, the internet is seamlessly woven into every facet of our existence. This constant engagement with digital media has generated concerns about the negative effects of digital media use, especially among adolescents. These concerns have led to the development and testing of numerous d...
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| author | Dahlia Aljuboori Laura K. Clary Saud Abdulaziz Alomairah Saud Abdulaziz Alomairah Michelle Colder Carras Nazmus Saquib Juliann Saquib Fahad Albeyahi Antonius J. Van Rooij Anouk Tuijnman Vincent G. Van der Rijst Michelle R. Kaufman Michelle R. Kaufman Johannes Thrul Johannes Thrul Johannes Thrul |
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| description | In today’s world, the internet is seamlessly woven into every facet of our existence. This constant engagement with digital media has generated concerns about the negative effects of digital media use, especially among adolescents. These concerns have led to the development and testing of numerous digital wellbeing interventions that focus on adolescents’ digital media use. However, these interventions are lacking in the Middle East and North Africa, and specifically in Saudi Arabia, where digital media use is highly prevalent and frequent. Our research team is conducting a series of studies - literature reviews, stakeholder engagement work, and a nationwide survey of adolescent digital media use - to inform, develop, and ultimately test school-based digital wellbeing intervention for high school students in Saudi Arabia. The goal of this manuscript is to explain our process of informing and creating an intervention that builds on previously established, evidence-based approaches, and is also tailored to a particular context (e.g., Saudi Arabia). Moreover, we distill the lessons learned from each study and provide recommendations to assist others in developing tailored digital wellbeing interventions for contexts that have not been the focus of previous intervention development. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c43feb43077048589697491d5e2182032025-01-31T06:41:03ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402025-01-011510.3389/fpsyt.2024.14559621455962Contextual adaptation of digital wellbeing interventions for young people: insights from a project in Saudi ArabiaDahlia Aljuboori0Laura K. Clary1Saud Abdulaziz Alomairah2Saud Abdulaziz Alomairah3Michelle Colder Carras4Nazmus Saquib5Juliann Saquib6Fahad Albeyahi7Antonius J. Van Rooij8Anouk Tuijnman9Vincent G. Van der Rijst10Michelle R. Kaufman11Michelle R. Kaufman12Johannes Thrul13Johannes Thrul14Johannes Thrul15Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United StatesDepartment of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United StatesDepartment of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United StatesDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United StatesSulaiman Alrajhi University, Al Bukairiyah, Saudi ArabiaSulaiman Alrajhi University, Al Bukairiyah, Saudi ArabiaGlobal Digital Wellbeing program (Sync), King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra), Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Digital Media & Gambling, Trimbos Institute, Utrecht, NetherlandsDepartment of Digital Media & Gambling, Trimbos Institute, Utrecht, NetherlandsDepartment of Digital Media & Gambling, Trimbos Institute, Utrecht, NetherlandsDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United StatesDepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United StatesDepartment of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United StatesSidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, United StatesCentre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaIn today’s world, the internet is seamlessly woven into every facet of our existence. This constant engagement with digital media has generated concerns about the negative effects of digital media use, especially among adolescents. These concerns have led to the development and testing of numerous digital wellbeing interventions that focus on adolescents’ digital media use. However, these interventions are lacking in the Middle East and North Africa, and specifically in Saudi Arabia, where digital media use is highly prevalent and frequent. Our research team is conducting a series of studies - literature reviews, stakeholder engagement work, and a nationwide survey of adolescent digital media use - to inform, develop, and ultimately test school-based digital wellbeing intervention for high school students in Saudi Arabia. The goal of this manuscript is to explain our process of informing and creating an intervention that builds on previously established, evidence-based approaches, and is also tailored to a particular context (e.g., Saudi Arabia). Moreover, we distill the lessons learned from each study and provide recommendations to assist others in developing tailored digital wellbeing interventions for contexts that have not been the focus of previous intervention development.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1455962/fulldigital wellbeingdigital media useadolescenceintervention developmentschool-based interventionculturally responsive interventions |
| spellingShingle | Dahlia Aljuboori Laura K. Clary Saud Abdulaziz Alomairah Saud Abdulaziz Alomairah Michelle Colder Carras Nazmus Saquib Juliann Saquib Fahad Albeyahi Antonius J. Van Rooij Anouk Tuijnman Vincent G. Van der Rijst Michelle R. Kaufman Michelle R. Kaufman Johannes Thrul Johannes Thrul Johannes Thrul Contextual adaptation of digital wellbeing interventions for young people: insights from a project in Saudi Arabia Frontiers in Psychiatry digital wellbeing digital media use adolescence intervention development school-based intervention culturally responsive interventions |
| title | Contextual adaptation of digital wellbeing interventions for young people: insights from a project in Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | Contextual adaptation of digital wellbeing interventions for young people: insights from a project in Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | Contextual adaptation of digital wellbeing interventions for young people: insights from a project in Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Contextual adaptation of digital wellbeing interventions for young people: insights from a project in Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | Contextual adaptation of digital wellbeing interventions for young people: insights from a project in Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | contextual adaptation of digital wellbeing interventions for young people insights from a project in saudi arabia |
| topic | digital wellbeing digital media use adolescence intervention development school-based intervention culturally responsive interventions |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1455962/full |
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