Taking a Break from Social Media Improves Wellbeing Through Sleep Quality

Mason, Andre; Riordan, Benjamin C.; Winter, Taylor; Scarf, Damian

doi:10.1089/cyber.2020.0217

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“…Given the above, it might not be surprising that evidence on the effect of screen time restrictions on emotional well-being is also mixed. A number of studies found that a longer period of reduced social media use leads to increased emotional well-being, life satisfaction and/or the experience of positive emotions (e.g., Brailovskaia et al, 2020 , Graham et al, 2020 , Stieger and Lewetz, 2018 , Tromholt, 2016 ), as well as to decreased feelings of loneliness and depression ( Hunt, Marx, Lipson, & Young, 2018 ). Similar results have been found in social media abstinence studies ( Brown and Kuss, 2020 , Turel et al, 2018 ).…”

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Does a 7-day restriction on the use of social media improve cognitive functioning and emotional well-being? Results from a randomized controlled trial

Wezel¹,

Abrahamse²,

Abeele³

2021

Addictive Behaviors Reports

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Highlights We compared a 10% vs. 50% reduction in social media screen time in a RCT. The intervention had no effect on multiple indicators of attention and wellbeing. Self-control, impulsivity and FoMO did not moderate the relationships. Participants reported improved attention, but behavioral attention did not improve. Overall, a more severe screen time reduction intervention does not appear more beneficial.

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Does a 7-day restriction on the use of social media improve cognitive functioning and emotional well-being? Results from a randomized controlled trial

Wezel¹,

Abrahamse²,

Abeele³

2021

Addictive Behaviors Reports

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“…Additionally, other research suggests that sleep disorders may occur due to emotional and behavioral concerns and may contribute directly to the development of internet addiction during adolescence (Siste et al, 2021). Additionally, a systematic study discovered that individuals who engage in problematic smartphone use face considerably higher risks of poor sleep quality, anxiety, and depression (Yang et al, 2020), and limited social media use might cause a small improvement in well-being (Graham et al, 2021).…”

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The well-being of Indonesian university students during the pandemic: Smartphone use and sleep quality

Marella

Sameve²

2022

Humanitas

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Online learning and the lack of social interactions during lockdown pushed numerous college students to live employing the internet and social media. This study investigates students' well-being and its associated factors in relation to smartphone use and sleep quality among Indonesian university students during the pandemic. A sample of 327 undergraduate students (68 males and 259 females) anonymously completed the Smartphone Addiction Scale – Short Version (SAS-SV), WHO-Five Wellbeing Index (WHO-5), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), along with several socio-demographic data via an online survey. The data was then analyzed with hierarchical linear regression. The results indicate that gender, perceived physical health, smartphone use, and sleep quality were associated with well-being in university students. The final model predicted 23.4 percent of the WHO-5 scores with a significant increase in predictive value by adding perceived physical health and sleep quality. Therefore to enhance well-being among Indonesian university students, suitable physical activities, good sleeping habits, and controlled smartphone use is needed.

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“…Although those individuals who experience FoMO are driven to use SNSs to avoid missing out, it is likely that using SNSs also reminds them of events they are missing out on (which, in turn, impacts on their mood; Przybylski et al, 2013). Indeed, recent research has suggested that "taking a break" from SNS use may have a positive effect on wellbeing (Graham et al, 2021) . Thus, those who experience FoMO may benefit from this type of intervention.…”

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Does the Fear of Missing Out Moderate the Relationship Between Social Networking Use and Affect? A Daily Diary Study

Riordan

Winter

Flett³

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Social networking site (SNS) use is common and speculation about the negative impact of SNS use on mental health and psychological well-being is a recurring theme in scientific debates. The evidence for this link, however, is inconclusive. The Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) may assist in understanding the mixed evidence, as individuals who experience FoMO are more driven to keep up with what is happening to avoid missing out. We used a 2-week daily diary study of 408 university students to measure the daily associations between SNS use and negative and positive affect and whether FoMO moderated these associations. Multi-level Bayesian regression analyses revealed that 1) greater SNS use was associated with reductions in successive positive affect, but not increases in negative affect and 2) FoMO moderated the influence of SNS use such that increases in successive negative affect occurred only in those individuals high in trait FoMO.

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Taking a Break from Social Media Improves Wellbeing Through Sleep Quality

Cited by 31 publications

References 21 publications

Does a 7-day restriction on the use of social media improve cognitive functioning and emotional well-being? Results from a randomized controlled trial

Does a 7-day restriction on the use of social media improve cognitive functioning and emotional well-being? Results from a randomized controlled trial

The well-being of Indonesian university students during the pandemic: Smartphone use and sleep quality

Does the Fear of Missing Out Moderate the Relationship Between Social Networking Use and Affect? A Daily Diary Study

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