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ERIC Number: EJ1474374
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1748-2798
EISSN: EISSN-1748-2801
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Promoting a Digital Ethics of Care: A Digital Cognitive Interruption to Facilitate U.K. Adolescents' Empathy in Online Spaces
Michelle O'Reilly1; Nikki Kiyimba2; Diane Levine3,4
Journal of Children and Media, v19 n2 p307-326 2025
In debating who takes responsibility for adolescent's online activity, expectations are that a multi-systemic approach is needed. In this paper, the voices of 11-18-year-olds, teachers, and mental health practitioners in focus group conversations were analysed using thematic analysis. Results indicated that young people demonstrated empathy in situ during data collection. However, when reporting on conversations in digital spaces, they complained of a lack of empathy from others, noting that bullying, and trolling were problematic. We propose the novel use of an intentional digital cognitive interruption to support empathic posting. The intention is for this to act as a catalyst for young users to consider their responses before posting by providing a momentary disruption to the fast flow of online interaction. We invite further conversation about supporting adolescents' digital empathy in online spaces.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (London); United Kingdom (Leicester)
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Author Affiliations: 1School of Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leicester & Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Leicester, UK; 2Matai Rongo Trauma-Responsive Care, Bay-of-Plenty, New Zealand; 3School of Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK; 4University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa