Abstract
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 effectiveness suggests we lack understanding of why, how and when disconnection works. Drawing from three recurrent social media metaphors - the drug, demon and donut metaphor - this article aims to advance understanding of social media disconnection by developing a classification of disconnective mechanisms in accordance with three conceptual approaches to social media overuse. This classification provides theory-driven support for differing social media disconnection mechanisms. We discuss its implications for practice and future research.
Citation
Vanden Abeele, M. M. P., Halfmann, A., & Lee, E. W. (2022). Drug, Demon, or Donut? Theorizing the Relationship Between Social Media Use, Digital well-being and Digital Disconnection. Current Opinion in Psychology, 45, 101295. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.12.007)[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.12.007]