Effects and correlates of internet use: A meta-analytic assessment

儿童、青少年和成年人接受或使用互联网，特别是Facebook等社交网站的影响和相关性，是研究人员和公众都迫切关注的话题。这个为期36个月的项目的目标是通过一系列定量荟萃分析，概述这一领域的经验数据。元分析方法的相关性是由于不同的理论和假设，异质性的发现，以及涉及许多不同学科的文献。该项目的重点是以下领域，正如人们经常预期的那样，与互联网或特定互联网应用程序的使用有关：1）参与和公民参与，2）社会互动和孤独，3）幸福和自尊，4）自恋，5）个性和大五，6）学生参与/参与和学校表现，以及7）肥胖。该项目位于媒体心理学领域，它是建立在申请人以前的工作。这包括他对互联网和新媒体使用的相关性和影响的工作。作为最近一篇综述文章的一部分，申请人提供了该领域的概述，重点是几乎没有的荟萃分析结果。他之前的其他工作涉及媒体素养和计算机素养，互联网使用和孤独之间的关系，以及互联网使用和言语攻击之间的关系。工作计划包括四个工作包。对于每个工作包，计划进行几项荟萃分析。该方法基于当前的荟萃分析文献。逐步方法首先是系统地检索相关的实证研究结果，选择合适的研究，编码的所有相关变量和元分析指数和结果的计算。这包括效应量指标的转换、平均效应量评估、同质性分析、调节分析和潜在发表偏倚分析。后者将涉及漏斗图，故障安全-n分析和p曲线分布。特别强调的是媒体使用变量的区别，以及主持人分析，占样本年龄以及出版状态，研究设计，数据评估年，世界区域和操作的潜在影响。该项目的结果将在SSCI排名期刊上发表6-8篇文章。结果是为了传播给更广泛的公众，超越学科界限。为此，计划建立一个互联网平台，该平台也被设想成为同行专家检索所有元分析数据和编码结果的资源。这允许同事对数据进行最新的重新分析。

The effects and correlates of the reception or use of the Internet by children, adolescents, and adults, notably in form of social networking sites such as Facebook, is a pressing topic for researchers and the public alike.The goal of this 36-month project is to provide an overview of the empirical data in this field by means of a series of quantitative meta-analyses. The relevance of a meta-analytic approach is due to diverging theories and hypotheses, heterogeneous findings, and a literature that involves many different disciplines. The project is focused on the following fields which are, as is frequently expected, associated with the use of the Internet or particular Internet applications: 1) participation and civic engagement, 2) social interaction and loneliness, 3) well-being and self-esteem, 4) narcissism, 5) personality and the Big Five, 6) student engagement/involvement and school performance, and 7) obesity. This project is situated in the field of media psychology and it is built on prior work by the applicant. This includes his work on correlates and effects of the use of the Internet and new media. As part of a recent review article, the applicant provided an overview of the field, with an emphasis on scarcely available meta-analytic findings. His additional prior work addressed media literacy and computer literacy, the relationship between Internet use and loneliness, and between Internet use and verbal aggression. The plan of work consists of four work packages. For each work package, several meta-analyses are planned. The methodology is based on the current meta-analysis literature. The stepwise approach starts with a systematic retrieval of relevant empirical findings, the selection of suitable studies, coding of all relevant variables and the computation of meta-analytical indices and results. This includes a transformation of the effect size indicators, the assessment of the mean effect size, analyses of homogeneity, moderator analyses, and an analysis of potential publication bias. The latter will involve funnel plots, fail-safe-n analyses, and p-curve distributions. A special emphasis is given to a distinction of media use variables, as well as to moderator analyses, which account for potential effects of sample age as well as publication status, research design, year of data assessment, world region, and operationalization. The results of the project will be published in 6-8 articles in SSCI-ranked journals. The results are meant to be disseminated to a broader public, and beyond disciplinary borders. To this end an Internet platform is planned which is also conceived to become a resource for fellow experts to retrieve all meta-analytic data and coding results. This allows for an up-to-date re-analyses of the data by fellow colleagues.