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Zamanzadeh, N. N. & Rice,
R. E. (2021). A
theory of media multitasking
intensity. Journal of Media Psychology, 33(4), 226-239.
This article first
situates media multitasking in the changing media ecology. Then,
grounded in
concepts of stress and flow, limited capacity, and threaded cognition,
it
develops a four-dimensional theory of media multitasking intensity.
Based on
the key aspects of media multitasking intensity, the subsequent section
proposes two primary influences (executive functioning and
self-regulation) and
one primary outcome (general stress). An application example focuses on
several
media multitasking issues and the stress outcome for adolescents within
their
family environment. The final section suggests a few key methodological
implications for studying the theory of media multitasking intensity
(self-report, and both temporal and social contexts). The theory of media
multitasking intensity generates insights about the functional
(i.e.,
valuable) variation within experiences of media as they overlap with
and
interrupt experiences of the physical and mediated world.
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