Higher National Certificate: Digital Wellbeing Research Outcomes

This report, titled "Task 2: Research Outcomes on Digital Wellbeing," presents findings from both qualitative and quantitative research on the impact of digital technology on human wellbeing. The qualitative research, based on secondary sources such as peer-reviewed articles, defines digital wellbeing, explores the advantages of technology in improving lifestyle, such as social connectivity and learning opportunities, and discusses the disadvantages, including privacy concerns and distraction. The quantitative research utilizes a survey method with a sample of 25 participants, examining demographics and attitudes towards technology use for a healthy lifestyle. The findings highlight the benefits of digital technology, the importance of managing time spent on devices, and the need to address privacy concerns. The report also includes project logs detailing the project's progress, including feasibility studies, proposal reviews, and research execution, demonstrating a comprehensive approach to understanding and addressing the complexities of digital wellbeing. This report is a contribution by a student on Desklib, a platform that offers AI-based study tools.

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Task 2: Research Outcomes on Digital Wellbeing
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Table of Contents
1. Findings on qualitative research work................................................................................2
1.1 Digital Wellbeing- definition and purpose.......................................................................2
1.2 Advantages of digital technologies to improve lifestyle..................................................2
1.3 Disadvantages of digital technologies and distraction in life...........................................4
2. Findings on quantitative research work..............................................................................5
References................................................................................................................................10
Appendix..................................................................................................................................12
Project Log...........................................................................................................................12

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1. Findings on qualitative research work
1.1 Digital Wellbeing- definition and purpose
In order to conduct the qualitative research work, the researcher collected data and
information using secondary sources such as peer review journal articles on selected project
title. In form the literature review, the data are analyzed so that it becomes easier for reader to
understand if the digital technologies improve life or distract from it. Ardolino et al. (2018)
stated that digital wellbeing is an extent to which a person can perceive digital devices usage
to align with long term goals. Ciffolilli and Muscio (2018) discussed that digital wellbeing is
a term used by the healthcare professionals to describe concept of the human interaction by
means of technology. The goal of improving the digital wellbeing is designing of technology
in such a manner that it can assist users to get healthy lifestyle.
Based on improving healthy lifestyle of people, digital technologies are used in
health related components. It reduces eye strain in some of the devices. Products like dark
panels in cover screen and special lenses is used to aid with the eye strain. According to
Cecchinato et al. (2019), digital wellbeing increases emphasis on the physical activities along
with nutrition. The technological devices are developed to help the users to bring their fitness
level, track rate of the heart, report on daily basis step count, and monitor their diet and
others. In case of iPhone, it includes this digital features to remind the users to go to sleep at
specified time.
1.2 Advantages of digital technologies to improve lifestyle
Ardolino et al. (2018) mentioned that the goal of digital technologies is to be designed
in such a manner that it can promote healthy usage and support to uphold a healthy existence.
It helps the users to low down unwanted type of screen time and support them to learn about
usage of digital technologies. According to Pagoropoulos, Pigosso and McAloone (2017),

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the digital wellbeing is such a feature in the mobile devices provide the users with detailed
view of daily healthy lifestyle on the device. There are various digital wellbeing tools created
to improve over life of human beings. For example, website blockers allows the users to
block specific websites for all the time or specific period of time. It decreases distraction as
well as increases productivity. Application timers used to limit the minutes or hours the user
is spending on specific websites and applications per daily basis. It is mainly used to restrict
access after specific time period (von Briel, Davidsson and Recker 2018). Following are
advantages of digital technologies help to improve life of human beings:
Social connectivity: Jokstad (2017) discussed that the digital technologies can make
life easier to stay in touch with their families and friends. The user can communicate by using
mobile devices in words, videos, audios and other channels. Applications and software are
created to help users to maintain their social lifestyle.
Learning opportunities: Ciffolilli and Muscio (2018) mentioned that the user can
access to internet should also get access to proportion of world’s knowledge over the internet.
Lessons as well as courses are to be delivered online. The digital technology is easier to be
used for people with disabilities and provide them with similar access.
Automation: Rodrik (2018) stated that the digital technology is making the machines
a smarter. In most of the cases, the machines are not required humans to operate it. Smarter
machines is safe for people with providing better experiences to the users.
Information storage: According to Cecchinato et al. (2019), digital technologies
enable storage of amounts of information in smaller spaces. Large quantity of media are
stored in small devices such as mobile devices. Data which are stored online easier to access
from any devices using internet access.

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GPS and mapping: The digital devices is involved to refer to digital map combined
with the satellite technology. Devito et al. (2019) illustrated that GPS is used to pinpoint the
position and make easier travelling for the users. It can also update on traffic jams, closures
of roads and update with travel time at the destination.
1.3 Disadvantages of digital technologies and distraction in life
As the technology is becoming more integral to everything, therefore it is distracting
people from other things. It is believed that the technology can improve, while it is not
distracting from it. Following are some of the effects on usage of digital technologies, which
distract the users from their life:
Crime and terrorism: Pagoropoulos, Pigosso and McAloone (2017) stated that internet
is causing the terrorists to use social media for promoting and encouraging others.
Privacy concerns: According to Cecchinato et al. (2019), in the digital world it
becomes hard to get personal privacy. The digital technologies cause dangers to the personal
data being stolen and sold. Everyone has capability to take photos as well as video footage
using the digital devices, and it is posted online. The hackers search for stealing the photos
and misused it in other way. Devito et al. (2019) argued that the digital devices can watch as
well as record each movements of the public, therefore it is a privacy concern for the users
and increased chances of hacking and stolen of data.
After analysing advantages as well as disadvantages of digital wellbeing, it was found
that digital technologies can improve life of people and provide them with healthy lifestyle. It
is seen that there are some distractions due to usage of this technology, while people are more
benefited using digital technologies. Due to its healthier benefits, it is used by healthcare
professionals, device manufacturers, researchers and others for describing its concept when

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the humans are interacted with the digital technologies. It provides the users with an
experience to improve over mental in addition to physical health.
2. Findings on quantitative research work
The quantitative research work is conducted using survey method by means of
questionnaires. The target population for this study is public those are using digital
technologies for maintaining their healthy lifestyle. The sample size is 25.
1. Please mention your gender
From the above figure, it is analyzed that 52% of the participants are male and 48% of
them are female those are interested in the survey research.
2. Age

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From the above figure, it is analyzed that 52% of the participants are age between 26-
39 years, 28% are above 40 years and 20% are 20-25 years. Therefore, middle aged
people are using the digital technologies based on health concerns. Now-a-days, middle
aged people are concerned to live healthy lifestyle and maintain physical and mental
health.
3. Do you feel that being active using internet would make you…
From the above figure, it is analyzed that 64% of the participants are felt that digital
technology is a best platform to join a group of people. The digital technologies help them
to connect with people socially and interact with families and friends from anywhere
using internet.
4. Do you use digital technologies to maintain a healthy lifestyle?

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From the above figure, it is analyzed that 100% of the participants those are involved
in the survey are using the digital technology to enhance their healthy lifestyle. It helps
them to simplify their life from all digital aspects.
5. What is the main advantage of using digital technologies in daily lifestyle?
From the above figure, it is analyzed that 44% of the participants think that main
advantage of digital technology is getting good technical solutions to deal with issues. It
is also found that 28% of them responded that it creates collaborative environment, 16%
for social connectivity and 12% for getting learning opportunities.
6. How far do you agree that digital technologies help to collaborate with people on
shared learning projects?

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From the above figure, it is analyzed that 44% of the respondents agreed and neutral
to the fact that the digital technologies help to collaborate with people on shared learning
projects. It helps to interact with people all over the world using technology. Therefore, from
anywhere and anytime people can share their knowledge and learning aspects with other.
7. How far do you agree that digital wellbeing is sustained healthy relationship with
the technology?
From the above figure, it is analyzed that 68% of the respondents agreed that digital
wellbeing is sustained healthy relationship with the technology. Adoption of healthy
technology helps to manage time spent to use the technology as well as have a interruption as
well as pressure free experiences.
8. How far do you agree that digital technology influenced by online interactions
and amount of time spend on digital devices?

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From the above figure, it is analyzed that 60% of the respondents agreed that digital
technology influenced by online interactions and amount of time spend on digital devices. It
sometimes affects behaviour of people by decreasing in face-to-face interaction.
9. How far do you agree that privacy concerns is main disadvantage of using digital
technologies?
From the above figure, it is analyzed that 76% of the respondents agreed that privacy
concerns is main disadvantage of using digital technologies as the digital technologies cause
dangers to the personal data being stolen and sold.
10. How far do you agree that digital technologies is helpful to get world’s
knowledge over the internet?

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From the above figure, it is analyzed that 68% of the respondents agreed that digital
technologies is helpful to get world’s knowledge over the internet. It can improve over
teaching as well as learning and helps people to get successful in life. It has ability to
integrate as well as evaluate information to purpose in knowledge civilization.
References
Ardolino, M., Rapaccini, M., Saccani, N., Gaiardelli, P., Crespi, G. and Ruggeri, C., 2018.
The role of digital technologies for the service transformation of industrial
companies. International Journal of Production Research, 56(6), pp.2116-2132.
Cecchinato, M.E., Rooksby, J., Hiniker, A., Munson, S., Lukoff, K., Ciolfi, L., Thieme, A.
and Harrison, D., 2019, May. Designing for digital wellbeing: a research & practice agenda.
In Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing
Systems (pp. 1-8).
Ciffolilli, A. and Muscio, A., 2018. Industry 4.0: national and regional comparative
advantages in key enabling technologies. European Planning Studies, 26(12), pp.2323-2343.
Devito, M.A., Walker, A.M., Birnholtz, J., Ringland, K., Macapagal, K., Kraus, A., Munson,
S., Liang, C. and Saksono, H., 2019, November. Social Technologies for Digital Wellbeing
Among Marginalized Communities. In Conference Companion Publication of the 2019 on
Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (pp. 449-454).

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Jokstad, A., 2017. Computer‐assisted technologies used in oral rehabilitation and the clinical
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Pagoropoulos, A., Pigosso, D.C. and McAloone, T.C., 2017. The emergent role of digital
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von Briel, F., Davidsson, P. and Recker, J., 2018. Digital technologies as external enablers of
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