Dr Linda Kaye specialises in Social Inclusion and Wellbeing, particularly: How we can use online settings to promote social inclusion and well-being. You can read more about her here. Also known as ‘The Cyber Doctor’, Dr Kaye is available as a consultant to industry and a speaker. Find out more about her on her website…
The impact of childhood gadget use is a hot topic and often in the press. Anecdotally, I am hearing a lot of parents’ stories about the negative impact they feel digital technology is having on their children’s emotions, self-esteem and psychological well-being. Simultaneously, parents are aware that their children not having a smartphone can be…
https://youtu.be/8gUaCJKyLnw?si=MfPun4O9fuDQOwFs In this episode, Ruth tells us about: Who she is and what got her started on the CyberPsychology journey. Why she started Sersha. What Sersha is and how it is designed as social media training for pre-teens (to reduce the risk of social media) and to help parents have better conversations with their children…
The Habit Revolution is a science-backed approach to how habits are formed, how less desirable habits can be changed and how positive habits can be reinforced. The book summary talks about it being ‘Beyond Atomic Habits’. Atomic Habits is a bit more case-study based. The Habit Revolution is more science-based. It is a deeper-dive version…
I’ve started a podcast, intending to interview as many CyberPsychology experts as are willing to get involved`. The first expert interview has been recorded and should be posted soon. This short video is a brief explanation of why I started Confessions of a CyberPsychologist. https://youtu.be/bJycNu14EYM?si=TlkzX08nO7Jv1IQD In a nutshell: after a lot of writing articles and…
At a recent Directors Round Table event, I was chatting with a few there about becoming more focused on content creation. The overwhelming recommendation was to use ChatGPT to pull together the initial information and then ‘edit it in your voice’. Maybe I’m old. Maybe I’m a bit too much of a Luddite. Maybe I…
Does spending lots of time online cause ADHD? Directly. It seems not. Spending time on digital devices does reduce your ability to focus and concentrate and excessive use can cause symptoms similar to those displayed with ADHD, but using a device will not ‘give you’ ADHD. Indirectly. It seems to. According to Gabor Mate,…
In her book, Dopamine Nation, Dr Anna Lembke explores how our dopamine system works and how, in our search for happiness and the pursuit of pleasure and quick fixes, we can unwittingly head into a state of chronic dopamine deficiency that drives and exacerbates our reliance on our ‘happiness fix’ that leads to addictive behaviours…
What is Gaming Addiction Disorder? There is an ongoing debate about the term ‘Gaming Addiction’ and whether or not online activities can be called an ‘Addiction’. The WHO recognise it as a disorder and define it as: “a pattern of gaming behaviour (‘digital-gaming’ or ‘video-gaming’) characterized by impaired control over gaming, increasing priority given to…
Experts regularly debate, agree and disagree about how good or bad digital technology (DigiTech) is for us – whether we are young, old, working or playing. Until we are further down the line in this great social experiment called Digital Technology and Social Media, the expert opinion (including mine) comes down to the individual expert…
