Conceptual framework for temporal discontinuance experiences of social media users
What factors are responsible
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21689986 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jessica Franks (0000-0003-2003-2002, The University of Melbourne, corresponding author), Richard Chenhall (0000-0002-0943-0483, The University of Melbourne), Louise Keogh (0000-0003-2963-6451, The University of Melbourne) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 225-245 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Convergence The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-8565 • E-ISSN: 1748-7382 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/13548565211057517 |
| OpenAlex | W4213450247 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 34 |
Temporarily disconnecting from social media has become more widespread in recent years with users choosing to limit or stop engaging with social media platforms for a period of time. There are no published syntheses that integrate the collective research on this phenomenon, nor how this behaviour is experienced. This review provides insight into the research on this phenomenon and proposes a conceptual framework for understanding social media user’s temporal discontinuance experience. We conducted a scoping review of 27 articles published during 2010–2020, focusing on the most salient factors of temporal discontinuance. Our review revealed a number of issues related to users’ motivations for temporal discontinuance, including the need to address self-reported problematic and excessive social media use, the want to restore control and/or agency, as well as the desire to minimise distractions and address privacy concerns. We identified the various benefits and challenges temporal disconnectors experience and describe two specific practices related to their return to social media use: 1) manipulating technological and/or platform affordances and/or 2) self-regulating behaviours. The paper concludes with suggestions for future research
Affordance · Cognitive psychology · Conceptual framework · Internet privacy · Phenomenon · Political science · Public relations · Salient · Social media · Social science · Sociology · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Digital Mental Health Interventions · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Psychology · Technostress in Professional Settings
Antecedents and effects of social network fatigue
Internet Privacy Concerns
The effects of technostress and switching stress on discontinued use of social networking services
Limiting, leaving, and (re)lapsing
Re-examining the innovation post-adoption process
Empirical investigation of Facebook discontinues usage intentions based on SOR paradigm
The Welfare Effects of Social Media
The Facebook Experiment
Pulling the plug visually
A typology of mobile messaging’s disconnective affordances
Departing glances
Media refusal and conspicuous non-consumption
Logged in or locked in? Young adults’ negotiations of social media platforms and their features
The ‘Non-aligned’
Scoping studies
Mindfully Scrolling
Should I Stay or Should I Leave
Social Media, Interrupted
The Facebook Sabbatical as a Cycle
Missing Photos, Suffering Withdrawal, or Finding Freedom? How Experiences of Social Media Non-Use Influence the Likelihood of Reversion
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |