The relationship between media multitasking and creativity: a multi-test, multi-method analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyMedia multitasking is widespread, yet its relationship with creativity remains unclear. This study employs a combination of measures, including the media multitasking questionnaire, alternative uses task (AUT) for divergent thinking, Chinese compound ...
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The impact of media multitasking on online learning engagement among nursing students: the mediating role of academic self-efficacy and the moderating role of attention control [PDF]
BMC NursingBackground Media multitasking has become increasingly prevalent among nursing students during online learning. However, the mechanisms underlying its impact on learning engagement remain unclear.
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Personality Traits and Family SES Moderate the Relationship between Media Multitasking and Reasoning Performance [PDF]
Journal of IntelligenceThe prevalence of media multitasking has raised concerns regarding its potential impact on cognitive abilities. Despite increasing attention given to this topic, there remains no consensus on how media multitasking is related to cognitive performance ...
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The consequences of media multitasking for youth: A review [PDF]
Computers in Human Behavior, 2015 The increasing prevalence of media multitasking among youth has raised concerns regarding its negative effects on youths’ functioning. Although the number of empirical studies on the consequences of media multitasking for youth has grown rapidly, there has been no attempt to integrate theory with the results of these studies.
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Media multitasking in adolescence [PDF]
Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 2016 Media use has been on the rise in adolescents overall, and in particular, the amount of media multitasking-multiple media consumed simultaneously, such as having a text message conversation while watching TV-has been increasing. In adults, heavy media multitasking has been linked with poorer performance on a number of laboratory measures of cognition ...
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Completing a Sustained Attention Task Is Associated With Decreased Distractibility and Increased Task Performance Among Adolescents With Low Levels of Media Multitasking [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 ObjectiveTo assess distracted attention and performance on a computer task following completion of a sustained attention and acute media multitasking task among adolescents with varying self-reported usual media multitasking.MethodsNinety-six 13- to 17 ...
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International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 2018 Media multitasking, using two or more medias concurrently, prevails among adolescents and emerging adults. The inherent mental habits of media multitasking—dividing attention, switching attention, and maintaining multiple trains of thought— have ...
Kaitlyn E. May, Anastasia D. Elder
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Investigating the relationship between media multitasking and executive function within a military population [PDF]
Cognitive ResearchThe pervasive nature of media multitasking in the last fifteen years has sparked extensive research, revealing a nuanced but predominantly negative association with executive function. Given the cognitive demands and technological landscape of the modern
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Decision-making, cognitive functions, impulsivity, and media multitasking expectancies in high versus low media multitaskers. [PDF]
Cogn Process, 2021 AbstractIn several studies, individuals who reported to frequently multitask with different media displayed reduced cognitive performance, for example in fluid intelligence and executive functioning. These cognitive functions are relevant for making advantageous decisions under both objective risk (requiring reflection and strategical planning) and ...
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Self-Control and Digital Media Addiction: The Mediating Role of Media Multitasking and Time Style [PDF]
Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 2023 Agata Błachnio,1 Aneta Przepiorka,1 Andrzej Cudo,1 Alan Angeluci,2 Menachem Ben-Ezra,3 Mithat Durak,4 Krzysztof Kaniasty,5,6 Elvis Mazzoni,7 Emre Senol-Durak,4 Wai Kai Hou,8 Martina Benvenuti7 1The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin ...
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