Teens' mobile technology use can foster meaningful connections and social interactions, but it also raises concerns around overuse, addiction, and exposure to harmful content. Traditional tools and methods for parental controls and guidance for mobile technology use among teens, such as screen time limits, often fail to address teens' nuanced experiences on the benefits and harm of their mobile technology use. Simply counting hours or restricting screen time overlooks important factors such as the quality of technology use, family dynamics, and social context, particularly in the context of emerging technologies and diverse sociocultural influences.
The HCI field increasingly recognizes the need to move beyond these narrow approaches, embracing more nuanced strategies that consider the diverse ways teens engage with technology. This workshop brings together interdisciplinary researchers, practitioners, and teen advocates to create a space for rethinking and reshaping the discourse on teen mobile technology use and well-being. Specifically it aims to examine how the CHI community can foster healthy teen mobile-technology relationships.
Our goals for this workshop are to:
- Co-design future research agenda by identifying blind spots in current approaches
- Foster cross-sociocultural collaboration to address the unique needs of teens for healthy mobile technology use
- Generate guidance for stakeholders (e.g., public, policymakers, parents, healthcare providers)
- Plan actionable next steps for ongoing impact
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