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The Baby Boomers voiced a wish to stay autonomous while being in contact with their personal network.

Results: We found differences in the 3 studied generations regarding the reasons for their use of the internet and social media, the effects of this use, personal feelings and experiences, expressions of self-relatedness, and social relationships. We applied inductive category formation and followed the Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research (SRQR) checklist. We organized 6 focus groups with 36 participants who discussed their private usage of the internet and social media, different devices, platforms and functions, communication behavior, and self-tracking. Methods: A focus-group approach was chosen to study the following age groups: Baby Boomers (those born in 1950-1965), Generation X (those born in 1966-1980), and Digital Natives (those born in 1981-2000). The potential consequences of mental and emotional distress among different age groups are analyzed. Objective: The aim of this study is to examine whether the use of the internet and social media has led people to be more concerned about themselves than former generations. However, 2 questions that remain unanswered are how emotional experiences and expressions of self-relatedness differ among generations in their usage of the internet and social media, and if an increasing individualism can be observed by this. Potential harmful effects on the mental health of young adults have already been at the forefront of research. Studies have reported how the digital age promotes new forms of individualism with self-tracking technologies and self-presentation in social networks. JMIR Bioinformatics and Biotechnology 16 articlesĭepartment of General Internal Medicine and PsychosomaticsĮmail: Growing individualization within the past decades has been described as a fundamental shift in society.JMIR Biomedical Engineering 59 articles.JMIR Perioperative Medicine 65 articles.Journal of Participatory Medicine 69 articles.JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies 168 articles.JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting 224 articles.

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