TikToks effekt på det visuella arbetsminnet jämfört med övrig social media

Sammanfattning: The aim of this study was to examine if Tik Tok has an effect on visual working memory (VWM) compared to other social media usage (SMU). The VWM temporarily stores visual and spatial information, and works with the attention system. No previous research has been done on the effect TikTok usage (TTU) has on cognitive functions. Previous research around SMU and VWM is slim and shows mixed results. However, there are broad studies around SMU and attention that shows a negative correlation. The current study was carried out with a survey where the participants defined their average use of TikTok the latest week. Embedded with the survey the participants performed a Corsi-test that calculates VWM. The result of 91 participants in the ages 18 to 25 showed a negative correlation between TTU and VWM, however the variance explained by the regression model was only 8%. There was no significant correlation between other SMU and VAM.