Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other.

By J. Gunn, Patrick R. Wheeler, R. Pinsker. 2012

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Motivational, emotional, and behavioral correlates of fear of missing out (2013, background): “In a recent book, Turkle (2011) advances the position that technology-med iated communication carries positive as well as negative influences. Turkle explores a number of case studies and outlines general conditions under which digital communicati on mediums can undermine self-reflection and ultimat”
Can you connect with me now? How the presence of mobile communication technology influences face-to-face conversation quality (2013, background): “In line with this, a number of prominent theorists have argued that mobile communication technology can have a decidedly negative influence on interpersonal relationships (Turkle, 2011).”
Real Virtuality: A Code of Ethical Conduct. Recommendations for Good Scientific Practice and the Consumers of VR-Technology (2016, background): “…treks to see their grandchildren in person (and there is already evidence that they do), children will be denied something precious: the starchy feel of a grandmother’s apron, the smell of her perfume up close, and the taste of her cooking” (Harmon, 2008; Turkle, 2011, p. 342).”
“Technoference”: The interference of technology in couple relationships and implications for women’s personal and relational well-being. (2016, background): “Such behavior results in being “alone together,” where couples are physically together in the same room but the partners are more involved with their separate technology devices than they are with the other person (Turkle, 2012).”
Exploring influencing variables for the acceptance of social robots (2013, background): “This might be due to the type of robot, which was the zoomorphic baby seal robot Paro, and female are more open to taking care of artificial companions than males [71].”
Is Facebook creating "iDisorders"? The link between clinical symptoms of psychiatric disorders and technology use, attitudes and anxiety (2013, background): “This most certainly supports the psychological value of social networking and electronic connection although some psychologists (cf., Turkle, 2011) do not agree.”
Fear of Missing Out, online social networking and mobile phone addiction: A latent profile approach (2017, background): “…deficits in psychological need satisfaction to constantly seek out updates and possibilities to engage in social media, even when this takes place in a potentially inappropriate or dangerous situation, e.g. while driving or attending a lesson (Alt, 2015; Przybylski et al., 2015; Turkle, 2011).”
Personality, fear of missing out and problematic internet use and their relationship to subjective well-being (2017, background): “Despite technological advances being celebrated over the last 20 years, the psychologically powerful nature of online communication has created concerns regarding its uses and possible detrimental effects (Turkle, 2012).”
The “sharing” economy: labor, inequality, and social connection on for‐profit platforms (2017, background): “crowdsourcing of ratings and reputational data is relevant to ongoing debate about the impact of technology on trust and social connection (Turkle, 2012).”
Smartphones and Cognition: A Review of Research Exploring the Links between Mobile Technology Habits and Cognitive Functioning (2017, background): “Researchers have gone so far as to refer to this phenomenon as a “phantom limb” (Turkle, 2011).”
Social Network Sites, Individual Social Capital and Happiness (2016, background): “Nevertheless, there is growing concern that computer-mediated communication is less socially and emotionally satisfying than face-to-face interaction (Turkle 2012), and the evidence found in studies that have examined the relationship between SNSs and subjective well-being has been inconsistent at t”
Marketing in Computer-Mediated Environments: Research Synthesis and New Directions (2014, unknown): “The third theory development opportunity relates to the so-called dark side of social networking (see Turkle 2011).”
Impact of parents mobile device use on parent-child interaction: A literature review (2017, background): “Although non-empirical work also supports these trends (AVG Technologies, 2016; Qualcomm, 2013; Steiner-Adair & Barker, 2014; Turkle, 2011), empirical results demonstrate a broad range of responses and attitudes towards device use.”
Growing closer on facebook: changes in tie strength through social network site use (2014, background): “A common concern is that technology instills a false sense of connection [32], or that cognitive capacity and time limit the number and quality of relationships we can maintain, a constraint not mitigated by the Internet [28].”
Teacher Wellbeing During a Pandemic: Surviving or Thriving? (2020, background): “Individual health and wellbeing is intricately tied to the health of our communities and our interactions with others (Turkle, 2017), and it is likely that our connectedness has been lost in a haze of social distancing, track and trace protocols, and prohibited relationships.”
The iPhone Effect (2016, background): “Another line of research and theory has focused on the societal and cultural implications of our increasingly technologically mediated environments (Gergen, 2010; Turkle, 2012).”