Liu Yuyang, Mohamad Emma Mirza Wati, Azlan Arina Anis, Tan Yunpeng
Centre for Research in Media and Communication, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Malaysia.
School of Fashion Media, Jiangxi Institute of Fashion Technology, Nanchang 330201, China.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2025 Mar 1;15(3):290. doi: 10.3390/bs15030290.
With the penetration of social media into all aspects of people's lives, there is a growing trend of social media detox (taking a short break from social media). Although social media detox (SMD) has been theorized to influence well-being, vibrant research on this issue presents mixed results. This raises the question of whether SMD has positive or negative effects on well-being, calling for a synthesis of empirical evidence to determine if engaging in SMD can improve well-being. Systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to synthesize evidence on the relationship between SMD and well-being from randomized controlled trials (RCTs). A total of 20 RCTs and 56 effect sizes (positive indicators of well-being k = 33; negative indicators of well-being k = 23) were analyzed. The meta-analysis findings using random effects showed that there was a positive and small effect of SMD on well-being, including positive indicators and negative indicators. The results of the moderating analysis showed that there was heterogeneity in the relationship between SMD and well-being caused by cultural background. Moreover, intervention duration moderated the relationship between SMD and negative indicators of well-being. This meta-analysis allows for an integration of conclusions from past studies and establishes a clearer understanding of the relationship between SMD and well-being.
随着社交媒体渗透到人们生活的方方面面，社交媒体戒断（即从社交媒体中短暂抽离）的趋势日益明显。尽管从理论上讲，社交媒体戒断（SMD）会影响幸福感，但针对这一问题的大量研究结果却参差不齐。这就引发了一个问题，即SMD对幸福感究竟是产生积极还是消极影响，这需要综合实证证据来确定参与SMD是否能提升幸福感。我们进行了系统综述和荟萃分析，以综合来自随机对照试验（RCT）的关于SMD与幸福感之间关系的证据。总共分析了20项RCT和56个效应量（幸福感的积极指标k = 33；幸福感的消极指标k = 23）。采用随机效应的荟萃分析结果表明，SMD对幸福感有积极但较小的影响，包括积极指标和消极指标。调节分析结果显示，文化背景导致SMD与幸福感之间的关系存在异质性。此外，干预持续时间调节了SMD与幸福感消极指标之间的关系。这项荟萃分析整合了以往研究的结论，使人们对SMD与幸福感之间的关系有了更清晰的认识。
