In:
Communication Theory, Oxford University Press (OUP), Vol. 34, No. 1 ( 2024-02-23), p. 3-17
Abstract:
Digital disconnection has emerged as a concept describing the actions people take to limit their digital connectivity to enhance their well-being. To date, evidence on its effectiveness is mixed, leading to calls for greater consideration of why, how, when, and for whom digital disconnection works. This article responds to these calls, presenting a framework that differentiates four key harms that contribute to experiences of digital ill-being (time displacement, interference, role blurring, and exposure effects). Using these four harms as a starting point, the framework explains: (1) why people are motivated to digitally disconnect; (2) how specific disconnection strategies (i.e., placing limits on time, access, channels, and contents, interactions and features) may help them; and for whom (3) and under which conditions (when) these strategies can be effective.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1050-3293
,
1468-2885
Language:
English
Publisher:
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date:
2024
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2026866-X
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1125825-1
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5,2
SSG:
3,4
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3,5
SSG:
7,11
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