Mechanisms linking social media use to adolescent mental health vulnerability

Nature Reviews Psychology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 3(6), С. 407 - 423

Опубликована: Май 7, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Why, how, when, and for whom does digital disconnection work? A process-based framework of digital disconnection

Communication Theory, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 34(1), С. 3 - 17

Опубликована: Янв. 31, 2024

Abstract Digital disconnection has emerged as a concept describing the actions people take to limit their digital connectivity enhance well-being. To date, evidence on its effectiveness is mixed, leading calls for greater consideration of why, how, when, and whom works. This article responds these calls, presenting framework that differentiates four key harms contribute experiences ill-being (time displacement, interference, role blurring, exposure effects). Using starting point, explains: (1) why are motivated digitally disconnect; (2) how specific strategies (i.e., placing limits time, access, channels, contents, interactions features) may help them; (3) under which conditions (when) can be effective.

Язык: Английский

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Mapping a pluralistic continuum of approaches to digital disconnection

Media Culture & Society, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 46(4), С. 851 - 862

Опубликована: Фев. 14, 2024

The study of digital disconnection – the voluntary non-use media is a growing research domain characterized by increasingly pluralistic approaches. To map this diverse terrain, we offer an analytical heuristic: continuum approaches to disconnection. This tool proposes one primary dimension viewing as individually functional socially meaningful (ontology) and two secondary, concomitant dimensions holding post-positive interpretivist perspectives on knowledge generation (epistemology) well applying quantitative qualitative methods (methodology). We examples scholarship along advocate for complementarity different Although not universal framework, it provides scholars review researchers specifically locate themselves build bridges across continuum. hope that supports expands nature into future.

Язык: Английский

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The effects of social media abstinence on affective well-being and life satisfaction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Scientific Reports, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 15(1)

Опубликована: Март 4, 2025

Abstaining from social media has become a popular digital disconnection strategy of individuals to enhance their well-being. To date, it is unclear whether abstinences are truly effective in improving well-being, however, as studies produce inconsistent outcomes. This preregistered systematic review and meta-analysis therefore aims provide more precise answer regarding the impact abstinence on The databases PubMed, Scopus, Web Science, Communication Source, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar were searched for examining effect three outcomes, namely positive affect, negative and/or life satisfaction. In total, ten (N = 4674) included, allowing an examination 38 sizes across these analyses revealed no significant effects interventions or Relationships between duration outcomes also non-significant. findings thus suggest that temporarily stepping away may not be most optimal approach individual emphasizing need further research alternative strategies. Nevertheless, important methodological differences should considered when interpreting results.

Язык: Английский

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Studying digital disconnection: A mapping review of empirical contributions to disconnection studies

First Monday, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 3, 2024

As digital connectivity continues to shape society, scholarly discourses have paid increasing attention our desires moderate use of, or disconnection from, media. Digital is being studied from a plethora of different perspectives, all which grapple with the challenge understanding and studying how media users navigate pressures disconnect remain connected at same time. We contribute growing literature on by taking stock empirical studies topic through mapping review. Drawing 138 peer-reviewed articles, we report kinds behaviors studied, sampled, methods used. Our findings indicate that, while there are various calls for greater incorporation intersectional socioeconomically diverse perspectives studies, thus far these facets comparatively under-researched. also find two key methodological tendencies, one toward one-time data generation via interviews surveys, other that rely participants’ temporary disconnection.

Язык: Английский

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Digital Detox and Well-Being

PEDIATRICS, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Сен. 17, 2024

In a May 2023 advisory, the US Surgeon General raised concerns about effects of social media use on well-being. One implied strategy to reduce its impact is abstaining from digital use. This state-of-the-art review summarizes most recent studies reducing or use, including (ie, “digital detox”) and effect well-being inform parents, educators, schools, policymakers, public when taking action. June 2023, we conducted literature search in Google Scholar, PubMed, ScienceDirect. We included reviews original research articles (1) focusing interventions screen time/social time (2) on/association with summarized key points 2 published 6 (published between 2013 2023), 139 total. Our main findings are: 1. there no clear definition detox consistency assessment interventions’ effectiveness; 2. media/smartphone rather than promoting total abstinence showed more beneficial well-being; 3. their duration varies depending type outcome; and4. are influenced by gender, age, contextual factors. Available evidence aiming at limited, leaving implications for policymaking this point. More empirical, high-quality needed understand circumstances under which helpful whom.

Язык: Английский

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Digital disconnection, digital inequality, and subjective well-being: a mobile experience sampling study

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 29(1)

Опубликована: Окт. 11, 2023

Abstract Drawing on theories of digital media (non-)use and well-being, this study examines how voluntary disconnection relates to subjective well-being what role skills play in relationship. We rely mobile experience sampling methods link nuanced practices throughout the day (e.g., putting screen devices away muting notifications) with momentary experiences well-being. collected 4,028 responses from 105 users over course one week. Multilevel regression analyses revealed neither significant within-person effects affective social connectedness, or life satisfaction, nor a moderation effect skills. Exploratory analyses, however, show that vary greatly across participants, are dependent whether disconnects physical copresence others. Our offers refined perspective consequences, lack thereof, deliberate non-use technology age.

Язык: Английский

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Selecting, avoiding, disconnecting: a focus group study of people’s strategies for dealing with information abundance in the contexts of news, entertainment, and personal communication

Information Communication & Society, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 28(1), С. 21 - 40

Опубликована: Июнь 3, 2024

Information abundance has become a defining characteristic of digital media environments. Today, people have to deal with vast amount news, entertainment and personal communication. This study investigates the strategies that use do so. Conceptually, we propose understand information as macro-level phenomenon, i.e., an external state, which is neither positive nor negative per se. However, it may be experienced differently by individuals depending on what they navigate abundance. can observed at levels content, sources, devices well across different contexts entertainment, or Empirically, conduct focus group discussions 40 participants from Switzerland examine manage withdraw The findings show selection, avoidance, disconnection are applied similarly three contexts, both temporarily habitually, preventively interventively, often used in tandem. Our also reveal all source, device levels, important consider because avoidance inevitably affect more generally. seems impact how experience abundance, supporting previous research mitigate overload enhance well-being. contributes better understanding multifaceted application individual responses increase supply blurring boundaries between contexts.

Язык: Английский

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‘Taking the router shopping’: How low-income families experience, negotiate, and enact digital dis/connections

New Media & Society, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 10, 2024

Within digital media scholarship, there are significant bodies of literature investigating forced disconnection (‘digital exclusion’) and voluntary disconnection’) but is little research addressing entanglements between them. This article explores how bringing together these through an empirical study offers new pathways considerations for both areas. In doing so, we draw on qualitative data about the forms experienced, negotiated, enacted by low-income families in regional Australia before during their participation a inclusion initiative that provided them with Internet connections laptops. We argue experiences illustrate complex interplay involuntary factors shape socially situated practices disconnection. also identify further implications research, including need to recognise within initiatives, participants’ non-use technologies does not necessarily indicate failure may instead be positive outcome.

Язык: Английский

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The intimate politics of everyday digital practices: Entangling and disentangling

Political Geography, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 111, С. 103091 - 103091

Опубликована: Март 27, 2024

Язык: Английский

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