The role of new media in enhancing adolescents’ digital life quality
Research Article
How to Cite
Mikhaylov A.Y., Morkovkin D.E., Mohamed T.I., Voytenkova G.F. The role of new media in enhancing adolescents’ digital life quality. Population. 2025. Vol. 28. No. 2. P. 160-170. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24412/1561-7785-2025-2-160-170
Abstract
The study aims to investigate the effect of new media on the quality of digital life for a sample of adolescents based on the descriptive analytical approach. The teenage period is one of the most dangerous stages of human life, and the era of technology and the presence of new digital media posed a great danger to the life of this group, which requires attention to study the effects of these phenomena. The study uses two questionnaires; the first is about using new media, and the second is about the quality of digital life. Participants (N=192) are adolescents residing in UAE who study in secondary schools and range in age from 13 to 16. The results show the significant role of the new media in enhancing adolescents’ Digital Quality of Life. Findings also indicate statistically significant differences between respondents’ interests when using new media applications in favor of those with scientific interests; they score the highest mean 4,62. Also, there are statistically significant differences between the respondents when choosing their favorite means of communication; the differences are in favor of Facebook by an arithmetic mean of 4,5, then Tik Tok with 4,39, followed by Instagram with 4,26, then Twitter — 3,88, and finally Telegram — 3,79. The study recommendations refer to the importance of the new media today as one of the main factors that must be considered, especially when dealing with adolescents and their perceptions.
Keywords:
new media, digital life quality, adolescents, connections, social networking sites
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Article
Received: 02.10.2024
Accepted: 17.06.2025
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Mikhaylov, A. Y., Morkovkin, D. E., Mohamed, T. I., & Voytenkova, G. F. (2025). The role of new media in enhancing adolescents’ digital life quality. Population, 28(2), 160-170. https://doi.org/10.24412/1561-7785-2025-2-160-170
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