The Relationship Between Media Multitasking and Attention Problems in Adolescents: Results of Two Longitudinal Studies
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The increased prevalence of media multitasking among adolescents has raised concerns that media multitasking may cause attention problems. Despite cross‐sectional evidence of the relationship between media multitasking and attention problems, no study has yet investigated this relationship longitudinally. It is therefore unclear how these two variables are related. Two 3‐wave longitudinal studies with 3‐ and 6‐month time lags were conducted. In total, 2,390 adolescents aged 11–16 provided data on media multitasking and attention problems. Findings from random intercept autoregressive cross‐lagged models suggest that media multitasking and attention problems were strongly related between individuals. Empirical evidence for a potential detrimental long‐term effect of media multitasking on attention problems was only found among early adolescents but not among middle adolescents.
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- Authors
- Baumgartner, S. E., van der Schuur, W. A., Lemmens, J. S., & te Poel, F.
- Affiliations
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
- Amsterdam School of Communication Research, University of Amsterdam,1018 WV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Communication Science, University of Amsterdam,1018 WV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Corresponding author
- Baumgartner, Susanne E
- Venue
- Human Communication Research
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2017-12-20
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 3-30
- ISSN
- 0360-3989 (ISSN-L)
- 1468-2958
- OpenAlex
- W2625836805
- Cited by
- 91
- References
- 51
- Citations by year
- 2026: 11 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 12.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Human Communication Research (publishedVersion)
- UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University) (submittedVersion)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Personal Information Management and User Behavior
- Social Sciences › Education › Child Development and Digital Technology
- Keywords
- media multitasking, attention deficits, adolescents, longitudinal effects, early adolescence, middle adolescence, media use
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