Opt-out, abstain, unplug. A systematic review of the voluntary digital disconnection literature

LM Nassen, H Vandebosch, K Poels, K Karsay - Telematics and Informatics, 2023 - Elsevier
Temporary and permanent disconnection from digital devices, platforms, or tools has gained
traction from users and, subsequently, in academic discourse. A rapidly growing body of …

Drug, demon, or donut? Theorizing the relationship between social media use, digital well-being and digital disconnection

MMPV Abeele, A Halfmann, EWJ Lee - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2022 - Elsevier
Social media overuse is a central concern in discussions over digital well-being. Digital
disconnection is often presented as a solution to this problem, but mixed evidence on its …

From cognitive overload to digital detox: Psychological implications of telework during the COVID-19 pandemic

JB Schmitt, J Breuer, T Wulf - Computers in human behavior, 2021 - Elsevier
For most people, telework during the COVID-19 pandemic necessitates the increased use of
digital tools. Although working from home can enhance flexibility, it comes with various …

The perceptions of social media users of digital detox apps considering personality traits

VT Nguyen - Education and Information Technologies, 2022 - Springer
The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of users about using digital
detox applications and to display relationships among personality traits and technology …

Managing social media use in an “always-on” society: Exploring digital wellbeing strategies that people use to disconnect

MH Nguyen - Mass Communication and Society, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
As digital media have become an integral part of many people's everyday life, challenges
also arise for people to cope with the constant connectivity and exposure to communication …

Digital well-being in an age of mobile connectivity: An introduction to the Special Issue

MMP Vanden Abeele… - Mobile Media & …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Although the ubiquitous connectivity afforded by mobile media brings benefits to people's
work, social, and leisure lives, these benefits are sometimes overshadowed by the burdens …

Digital detox

M Mirbabaie, S Stieglitz, J Marx - Business & Information Systems …, 2022 - Springer
''We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aids, but by an
infinite expectation of the dawn, which does not forsake us even in our soundest sleep. I …

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

MH Nguyen, E Hargittai - Journal of Computer-Mediated …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Drawing on theories of digital media (non-) use and well-being, this study examines how
voluntary disconnection relates to subjective well-being and what role digital skills play in …

The relationship between anxiety and depression with smartphone addiction among college students: the mediating effect of executive dysfunction

JM Ge, Y Liu, W Cao, S Zhou - Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Smartphone addiction symptom is increasing globally. Many studies have found that
negative emotion is associated with smartphone addiction, but few explore the mediating …

Smartphone use and psychological well-being among college students in China: a qualitative assessment

C Dai, Z Tai, S Ni - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Problematic smartphone use is widespread, and college-age youth faces an
especially high risk of its associated consequences. While a promising body of research has …