Digital disconnection, digital inequality, and subjective
well-being: a mobile experience sampling study
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Title
Digital disconnection, digital inequality, and subjective
well-being: a mobile experience sampling study
well-being: a mobile experience sampling study
Subject
digital disconnection, digital detox, digital inequality, subjective well-being, preregistration, ecological momentary assessment.
Description
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 this relationship. We rely on mobile experience sampling methods to link nuanced disconnection practices
throughout the day (e.g., putting screen devices away and muting notifications) with momentary experiences of well-being. We collected 4,028
responses from 105 mobile media users over the course of one week. Multilevel regression analyses revealed neither significant within-person
effects of disconnection on affective well-being, social connectedness, or life satisfaction, nor a significant moderation effect of digital skills.
Exploratory analyses, however, show that effects of disconnection on well-being vary greatly across participants, and that effects are dependent
on whether one disconnects in the physical copresence of others. Our study offers a refined perspective on the consequences, or lack thereof,
of deliberate non-use of technology in the digital age.
and what role digital skills play in this relationship. We rely on mobile experience sampling methods to link nuanced disconnection practices
throughout the day (e.g., putting screen devices away and muting notifications) with momentary experiences of well-being. We collected 4,028
responses from 105 mobile media users over the course of one week. Multilevel regression analyses revealed neither significant within-person
effects of disconnection on affective well-being, social connectedness, or life satisfaction, nor a significant moderation effect of digital skills.
Exploratory analyses, however, show that effects of disconnection on well-being vary greatly across participants, and that effects are dependent
on whether one disconnects in the physical copresence of others. Our study offers a refined perspective on the consequences, or lack thereof,
of deliberate non-use of technology in the digital age.
Creator
Minh Hao Nguyen 1,* and Eszter Hargittai 2
Source
https://doi.org/10.1093/jcmc/zmad044
Publisher
Oxford University Press on behalf of International Communication Association.
Date
27 September 2023
Contributor
PERI IRAWAN
Format
PDF
Language
ENGLISH
Type
TEXT
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Citation
Minh Hao Nguyen 1,* and Eszter Hargittai 2, “Digital disconnection, digital inequality, and subjective
well-being: a mobile experience sampling study,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed October 31, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/8763.
well-being: a mobile experience sampling study,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed October 31, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/8763.