20.500.12556/RUL-139466 Positive digital communication among youth the development and validation of the digital flourishing scale for adolescents Research has extensively studied the negative effects of digital communication on adolescents’ well-being. However, positive digital experiences and behavior in adolescence are still poorly understood. The recently developed Digital Flourishing Scale addresses this gap and focuses on the positive perceptions of a user’s experiences and behaviors in digital communication among adults. In this paper, we developed an adolescent version of this scale. Study 1 demonstrated the internal consistency of the scale and the same factor structure for adolescence as for adulthood: connectedness, civil participation, positive social comparison, authentic self-presentation, and self-control. Study 2 confirmed the identified factor structure with a second sample of adolescents and established measurement invariance across genders. The construct validity of the scale was confirmed by investigating associations with related constructs, including the basic psychological needs from self-determination theory (competence, autonomy, and relatedness), secure attachment to a close friend, Internet aggression, social media-induced inspiration, authenticity of posted positive content, and social media self-control failure. The results indicated that not all adolescents flourish equally online. Differences occurred depending on the adolescents’ gender and socioeconomic status. The paper concludes that the newly developed scale is a valid and reliable measure for assessing adolescents’. perceptions of digital thriving and digital empowerment. digital communication digital flourishing positive media psychology well-being adolescents scale development true false true Angleški jezik Angleški jezik Članek v reviji 2022-09-02 12:47:19 2022-09-02 12:47:23 2022-09-16 04:10:49 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2022 0 0 Str. 1-16 art. 975557 [Vol.] 4 2022 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2022-09-01 316.77-053.6:004 2673-253X 10.3389/fdgth.2022.975557 120054275 Lobe_et_al_FinDH.pdf Lobe_et_al_FinDH.pdf 1 C162924EAD7CB68FFFED79058B0AED55 6fa9979b3e982fc41be812f4cc488978c97bbd5c80ded80656d8e6bae77db082 cbd36dfa-2aac-11ed-92af-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=160035 Fakulteta za družbene vede 0 0 0