Breaking the loop, finding the balance: Predictors of social media detox among graduate students

Dilinika, JM Shalani; Huang, Kuo-Ting

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Breaking the loop, finding the balance: Predictors of social media detox among graduate students

Author(s)

• Dilinika, JM Shalani
• Huang, Kuo-Ting

Issue Date

2024-10-16

Keyword(s)

• social media overload
• digital detox
• social media detoxification
• social media use
• well-being
• social media
• information use
• information needs
• education

Abstract

Social media detox is recognized as an effective strategy for mitigating the negative impacts of excessive social media usage. This study explores the factors influencing graduate students’ decisions to engage in social media detox. Factors related to social media overload and general social media experience were examined as potential predictors. Data were collected using an online survey from 179 graduate students who are active on social media. The results of the study revealed a high prevalence of social media overload among graduate students, with information overload emerging as the strongest predictor of social media detox. This suggests that effectively managing the constant influx of information on social media platforms is crucial for reducing stress and promoting digital well-being among graduate students. The study provides practical implications and further research directions for promoting digital well-being and enhancing information management skills.

Publisher

Association for Library and Information Science Education

Series/Report Name or Number

Proceedings of the ALISE Annual Conference, 2024

Type of Resource

text

Genre of Resource

• Conference Paper
• Presentation

Language

eng

Handle URL

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/130777

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21900/j.alise.2024.1698

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• Copyright 2024 JM Shalani Dilinika, Kuo-Ting Huang
• This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

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