“If I weren’t an activist, I’d buy an old Nokia and I’d be OK”: Youth wellbeing, digital media, and activism

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11230%2F24%3A10492186" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11230/24:10492186 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=TuG-qj4ZGT" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=TuG-qj4ZGT</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5210/fm.v29i12.13854" target="_blank" >10.5210/fm.v29i12.13854</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

“If I weren’t an activist, I’d buy an old Nokia and I’d be OK”: Youth wellbeing, digital media, and activism

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

For youth activists, digital media are a central tool for awareness raising and mobilisation. At the same time, the pressure to be constantly connected and the negative responses one can encounter through social media, can be significant stressors on youths&apos; wellbeing. Drawing upon a year-long critical comparative ethnographic research project with Fridays For Future youth climate justice activists in Czechia and Hungary, this paper analyses the multifaceted role of digital media in youth activists&apos; wellbeing. On one hand, youth activists encountered varied psychological, social, and physical challenges connected to digital media use, which caused stress and contributed to burnout. On the other hand, they individually and collectively developed diverse coping strategies and mechanisms, as well as digital literacy, which were supported by the movement&apos;s community of activists. This in turn strengthened their resilience and positively contributed to their wellbeing. Ultimately, the youth activists&apos; wellbeing appeared to rely on their own ability to constantly balance between the many challenges encountered related to digital media use for activism, and the resources required to deal with these challenges. Our findings carry important implications for supporting youth activists&apos; wellbeing.

Název v anglickém jazyce

“If I weren’t an activist, I’d buy an old Nokia and I’d be OK”: Youth wellbeing, digital media, and activism

Popis výsledku anglicky

For youth activists, digital media are a central tool for awareness raising and mobilisation. At the same time, the pressure to be constantly connected and the negative responses one can encounter through social media, can be significant stressors on youths&apos; wellbeing. Drawing upon a year-long critical comparative ethnographic research project with Fridays For Future youth climate justice activists in Czechia and Hungary, this paper analyses the multifaceted role of digital media in youth activists&apos; wellbeing. On one hand, youth activists encountered varied psychological, social, and physical challenges connected to digital media use, which caused stress and contributed to burnout. On the other hand, they individually and collectively developed diverse coping strategies and mechanisms, as well as digital literacy, which were supported by the movement&apos;s community of activists. This in turn strengthened their resilience and positively contributed to their wellbeing. Ultimately, the youth activists&apos; wellbeing appeared to rely on their own ability to constantly balance between the many challenges encountered related to digital media use for activism, and the resources required to deal with these challenges. Our findings carry important implications for supporting youth activists&apos; wellbeing.

Druh

J_SC - Článek v periodiku v databázi SCOPUS

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50802 - Media and socio-cultural communication

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA21-28556S" target="_blank" >GA21-28556S: Role online médií v konstruování, vyjednávání a praktikování aktivního občanství dětí</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

First Monday

ISSN

1396-0466

e-ISSN

1396-0466

Svazek periodika

29

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

12

Stát vydavatele periodika

DK - Dánské království

Počet stran výsledku

23

Strana od-do

1-23

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85216193876