An Antidote to Overpathologizing Computer-Mediated Communication: An Evolutionary Perspective on Mixed Effects of Mismatch
Mixed associations are recurrently found between computer-mediated communication
(CMC) and mental health & well-being. Recently, different theoretical efforts have emerged
to parse these mixed results. However, evolutionary considerations in such efforts remain
largely on the periphery, despite fields like evolutionary medicine and anthropology often
theorising about mental health problems arising due to evolutionarily novel environmental
circumstances: so-called evolutionary mismatch. While certain aspects of CMC have been …
(CMC) and mental health & well-being. Recently, different theoretical efforts have emerged
to parse these mixed results. However, evolutionary considerations in such efforts remain
largely on the periphery, despite fields like evolutionary medicine and anthropology often
theorising about mental health problems arising due to evolutionarily novel environmental
circumstances: so-called evolutionary mismatch. While certain aspects of CMC have been …
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Mixed associations are recurrently found between computer-mediated communication
(CMC) and mental health & well-being. Recently, different theoretical efforts have emerged
to parse these mixed results. However, evolutionary considerations in such efforts remain
largely on the periphery, despite fields like evolutionary medicine and anthropology often
theorising about mental health problems arising due to evolutionarily novel environmental
circumstances: so-called evolutionary mismatch. While certain aspects of CMC have been …
(CMC) and mental health & well-being. Recently, different theoretical efforts have emerged
to parse these mixed results. However, evolutionary considerations in such efforts remain
largely on the periphery, despite fields like evolutionary medicine and anthropology often
theorising about mental health problems arising due to evolutionarily novel environmental
circumstances: so-called evolutionary mismatch. While certain aspects of CMC have been …