Fear of Missing Out, Mental Wellbeing, and Social Connectedness: A Seven-Day Social Media Abstinence Trial

Brown, Lorna; Kuss, Daria J.

doi:10.3390/ijerph17124566

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“…Fear of missing out. Three studies (Brown & Kuss, 2020;Eide et al, 2018;Hunt et al, 2018) examined fear of missing out (FoMO) using the FoMO scale (Przybylski et al, 2013). While one study found no effect from a smartphone limitation on FoMo scores compared with a control group (Hunt et al, 2018), the two other studies revealed contrary findings.…”

Section: Social Relationshipmentioning

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Digital detox: An effective solution in the smartphone era? A systematic literature review

Radtke

Apel

Schenkel

et al. 2021

Mobile Media & Communication

103

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Smartphone use, e.g., on social network sites or instant messaging, can impair well-being and is related to clinical phenomena, like depression. Digital detox interventions have been suggested as a solution to reduce negative impacts from smartphone use on outcomes like well-being or social relationships. Digital detox is defined as timeouts from using electronic devices (e.g., smartphones), either completely or for specific subsets of smartphone use. However, until now, it has been unclear whether digital detox interventions are effective at promoting a healthy way of life in the digital era. This systematic literature review aimed to answer the question of whether digital detox interventions are effective at improving outcomes like health and well-being, social relationships, self-control or performance. Systematic searches of seven databases were carried out according to PRISMA guidelines, and intervention studies were extracted that examined timeouts from smartphone use and/or smartphone-related use of social network sites and instant messaging. The review yielded k = 21 extracted studies (total N = 3,625 participants). The studies included interventions in the field, from which 12 were identified as randomized controlled trials. The results showed that the effects from digital detox interventions varied across studies on health and well-being, social relationships, self-control, or performance. For example, some studies found positive intervention effects, whereas others found no effect or even negative consequences for well-being. Reasons for these mixed findings are discussed. Research is needed to examine mechanisms of change to derive implications for the development of successful digital detox interventions.

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Section: Social Relationshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

Digital detox: An effective solution in the smartphone era? A systematic literature review

Radtke

Apel

Schenkel

et al. 2021

Mobile Media & Communication

103

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“…Although similar studies (Brown & Kuss, 2020;Widdicks et al, 2018) have approached this issue, we see a novel contribution in our articulation of digital disengagement as including both human and non-human actors that intra-act to form a context-specific assemblage emergent of further legitimisation of digital disengagement practices. Furthermore, we also note the importance of further studies to acknowledge and examine the significance of different objects mediating disconnection (e.g., dumbphones, disconnection software, or digital detox retreats).…”

Section: A Digital Detox Assemblagementioning

confidence: 86%

Going cold turkey!: An autoethnographic exploration of digital disengagement

Ghita

Thorén

2021

Nordicom Review

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As the dust of society-wide digitalisation settles, the search for meaningful technological encounters is becoming more urgent. While the Nordic countries embrace digitalisation, recent concerns regarding technology overuse have been gaining increased attention. This tendency is exemplified in practices of limiting digital use, called digital disengagement – an apparent paradox in Nordic societies where digital is the dominant paradigm. In this article, we explore the emergence of disconnection-centred devices called “dumbphones”, which cater to individuals wishing to escape hyperconnected lifestyles. Drawing on a new materialist perspective, we present a content analysis of dumbphones’ advertising material, followed by a collaborative autoethnographic study in which we replace our smartphones with dumbphones. We critically weigh the promises of the dumbphones against the actual experience of digital disengagement in Sweden. Our findings illustrate a struggle with digital technologies, even despite their absence, due to emerging workarounds and societal expectations of use.

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“…Mehrere Arbeitsgruppen gingen der Frage nach dem Zusammenhang zwischen der Neigung zu Langeweile und der Persönlichkeit (erfasst mit standardisierten Fragebögen nach). Im bekannten 5-Faktor-Modell 14 nur neu, denn die Langeweile wird negativ erlebt, und ein neues Erlebnis ist besser als keines. In einer viel beachteten, hochrangig im Fachblatt Science publizierten experimentellen Untersuchung wurde gezeigt, dass Menschen, die sich langweilen, weil sie nichts tun sollen außer über sich nachzudenken, aus diesem Grund beginnen, sich nach wenigen Minuten Schmerzen zuzufügen [107].…”

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Langeweile ist nicht langweilig

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2020

Nervenheilkunde

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Fear of Missing Out, Mental Wellbeing, and Social Connectedness: A Seven-Day Social Media Abstinence Trial

Cited by 72 publications

References 77 publications

Digital detox: An effective solution in the smartphone era? A systematic literature review

Digital detox: An effective solution in the smartphone era? A systematic literature review

Going cold turkey!: An autoethnographic exploration of digital disengagement

Langeweile ist nicht langweilig

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