Current Issues in Research of Media and Audiences

Week 10 - Exploring the impact of media multitasking on cognitive abilities and well-being

Teacher: Shanu Shukla, Ph.D.


Reading:

Matthews, N., Mattingley, J. B., & Dux, P. E. (2022). Media-multitasking and cognitive control across the lifespan. Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-07777-1

van der Schuur, W. A., Baumgartner, S. E., Sumter, S. R., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2015). The consequences of media multitasking for youth: A review. Computers in Human Behavior, 53, 204–215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.06.035