Jóvenes, medios digitales y salud mental: prácticas, representaciones y desafíos contemporáneos [Presentación del monográfico]

Marian Blanco-Ruiz; Esther Martínez Pastor; Anaëlle González; Jasmina  Rosič

doi:10.31921/doxacom.n42a3511

Authors

Marian Blanco-Ruiz University Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
Esther Martinez Pastor University Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
Anaëlle González Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Jasmina Rosič Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31921/doxacom.n42a3511

Keywords:

mental health, emotional health, bullimia, challenges

Abstract

Digital platforms, such as social media and instant messaging services, have transformed the way we interact, facilitating the sharing, discussion, and exchange of content among users through their devices. These platforms have become a fundamental part of the lives of children, adolescents, and young people, providing them with spaces to construct their identity as well as to connect with peers and wider audiences (Kietzmann et al., 2011). This interaction between socialization and digital environments is global, with more than 80% of European youth using the internet daily to engage with social media (Eurostat, 2022).

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Author Biographies

Marian Blanco-Ruiz, University Rey Juan Carlos, Spain

Ph.D. in Media Research at the Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M). Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism (UC3M) and in Audio-visual Communication (UC3M). Lecturer in the Department of Advertising and Audio-visual Communication at the Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC). Her lines of research focus on the analysis of gender representations in the media, new technologies in young people and gender violence. She coordinates the Annual International Congress of Young Researchers with a Gender Perspective since its creation in 2016. Co-director of the journal Comunicación y Género (UCM).
Esther Martinez Pastor, University Rey Juan Carlos, Spain

Full Professor of Advertising in the Department of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising at Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid (URJC, Spain). PhD in Advertising and Public Relations from Complutense University of Madrid (UCM, Spain) and a graduate in both Advertising and Public Relations (UCM) and Law (UNED, National Distance University). Her research focuses on youth and minors, legal regulation, self-harm, transparency, and immigration within advertising. She is the lead researcher of the national project “Media Representation of Self-Harm in Minors in Media and Networks” and the European project Sic-Spain 3.0. Coordinator of the COMKIDS-URJC research group and the “GIGAMAPS” teaching innovation group.
Anaëlle González, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

Researcher at the Media Psychology Lab, Department of Communication Science, KU Leuven (Belgium). BA in Psychology from the University of Tours (France), MA in Political Psychology of International Relations from the University of Birmingham (United Kingdom). PhD in Social Sciences at KU Leuven. Her research interests include the effects of media on political and moral development, media use and well-being, youth and media, media entertainment, influencers and celebrities, social and digital media, and environmental communication. She is part of the European MIMIc Project. She serves as a social media editor for the Journal of Children and Media. She is a member of the ICA, NeFCA, KU Leuven Digital Society Institute, and KU Leuven Child & Youth Institute.
Jasmina Rosič , Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

Researcher at the Media Psychology Lab, Department of Communication Science, KU Leuven (Belgium). Bachelor and Master of Social Work from the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia). PhD in Social Sciences at KU Leuven. Her research, within the ERC-funded MIMIc project, focuses on the (positive) subjective experiences of (disadvantaged) youth with digital media use, specifically on digital flourishing and perceived digital well-being. Previously, she worked as a social and family policy researcher at the Institute for Social Protection of the Republic of Slovenia and as a part-time assistant at the Faculty of Social Work, University of Ljubljana. She is a member of the ICA, NeFCA, ECREA, KU Leuven Digital Society Institute, and KU Leuven Child & Youth Institute.

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