Giulia Ranzini
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  • Publication
    Stress 2.0 : Social Media Overload among Swiss Teenagers
    (Emerald, 2014-12-07)
    Lutz, Christoph
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    Ranzini, Giulia
    ;
    Meckel, Miriam
    Technostress and information overload are serious challenges of the information age. An alarming number of people exhibit dangerously intensive media consumption, while Internet and mobile phone addictions are a widespread phenomenon. At the same time, new media overexposure among young people is understudied, even more so when social network sites are concerned. Our study explores how feelings of overexposure and stress relate to the self-expressive needs of teenagers, made explicit through their digital interactions. It presents and discusses the results of a large-scale survey conducted during an exhibition on media overload in Berne, Switzerland. A total of 6989 adolescents provided answers on their media overload and stress. Through a quantitative analysis, significant factors fostering and inhibiting SNS overload are found.
    Type: journal article
    Journal: Studies in Media and Communication
    Volume: 8
    Issue: 1
    DOI: 10.1108/S2050-206020140000008001
    URI: https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/86033
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    Over-exposed portraits : Technology overload and the identities of the young
    (University of Antwerp, 2013-03-20)
    Lutz, Christoph
    ;
    Ranzini, Giulia
    ;
    Meckel, Miriam
    Technostress and information overload represent serious challenges of the Information Age. An alarming number of people exhibit dangerously intensive media consumption, while Internet and mobile phone addictions are a widespread phenomenon, especially among teens. Despite increasing evidence for technostress and information overload within the literature, the consequences of new media overexposure on young individuals are so far understudied. When it comes to Social Network Sites (SNS), in particular, only limited research has been conducted on the causes and effects of excessive use and perceived overexposure. The value of social media for identity experimentation, construction and negotiation has been widely covered in research: the aim of our study is to explore how feelings of overexposure and stress relate to the self-expressive needs of teenagers, made explicit through their digital interactions. In this contribution we present and discuss the results of a large-scale survey conducted during an exhibition on media overload in Berne, Switzerland: a total of 6989 adolescents provided answers on their media overload and stress. Through a quantitative analysis, significant factors fostering and inhibiting SNS overload are found. Our results are discussed considering their meanings for the digital identities of teenagers, and for their well-being online.
    Type: conference paper
    URI: https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/89500
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    Too Much of a Good Thing? : Technostress and Information Overload Among Young Swiss
    (ICA International Communication Association, 2013-06-20)
    Meckel, Miriam
    ;
    Ranzini, Giulia
    ;
    Lutz, Christoph
    Technostress and information overload are serious challenges of the Information Age. An alarming number of people exhibit excessive media consumption, while Internet addiction seems to be an increasingly widespread phenomenon (Christakis et al., 2011). Although there is evidence for technostress and information overload in a range of studies (Bawden & Robinson, 2009; Eppler & Mengis, 2004; Shenk, 1997; Wang et al., 2008), little is known about how young people feel about overexposure to technology and new media (Akin, 1998). In order to address this gap, we present findings from a survey addressing the social media usage and perceptions of individuals, collected at the Museum for Communication in Bern, Switzerland. Based on a sample including 1915 children and 6989 adolescents and through a quantitative approach (OLS regressions) we explore the impact of cultural background, age and social status on differences in technostress.
    Type: conference paper
    URI: https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/89094