TY - BOOK AU - Ong,Elsie ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - The Emergence of the Digital World: Friend or Foe to Young Adults in the Post-pandemic Era? SN - 9789819730988 AV - P87-96 PY - 2024/// CY - Singapore PB - Springer Nature Singapore, Imprint: Springer KW - Digital media KW - Educational technology KW - Mental health KW - Digital and New Media KW - Digital Education and Educational Technology KW - Mental Health N1 - Introduction -- Living in the Pandemic -- Students learning during the Pandemic -- Students Mental Health in the Post Covid Era -- The Importance of Digital Technology N2 - This book specifically focuses on young adults who have the highest usage of digital technologies in their daily lives. We have assembled contributions of knowledge from scholars and students in Higher Education as they have the most direct experience of going through COVID and were most impacted by it. Through the collection of these views and studies, we will critically discuss how digital technological advances the unique experiences of young adults going through the pandemic. The content will cover a wide range of learning, policy-making, and mental health outcomes to raise pragmatic value to those appraising, and restructuring programs for individuals engaging in digital technologies. This book will draw conclusions on important clinical impact and scientific value on what might be the new direction for upcoming digital intervention and the trend of newly designed educational program for Higher Education. Readers will gain knowledge on the significant impact upon research and improvements for this young generation UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-3098-8 ER -