Sayyidath Bayana Beevi Ottamaliyakkal, Menon Sukanya B
Women and Child Development Department, Govt. of Kerala, Palakkad, Kerala, India.
Department of Psychology, Prajyoti Niketan College, Thrissur(Dt), Kerala, India.
Ind Psychiatry J. 2025 May-Aug;34(2):242-247. doi: 10.4103/ipj.ipj_477_24. Epub 2025 Jul 18.
Today, people are living in a digital world where they spend most of their time with electronic devices such as smartphones and computers and are not aware of the influence of the digital world in their life.
The aim of this study was to explore digital detox experience of people when they were asked to shut off the digital devices from their life for one day.
The study's findings were based on semistructured interviews with participants who were willing for "a data off" experience. This study included a thematic analysis of the content of interviews from participants.
Data gathered on the basis of these interviews were personal experiences shared by individuals who were abstinent from using digital devices for one day. A total of 2 major themes, discomforts, and benefits were emerged from the primary themes. The primary themes such as psychological difficulties, physical Vicissitudes, and social disquiets together produced the major theme of discomfort. Sense of belonging, mood enhancers, organized life, and health promoting activities contributed to the major theme benefits.
From this study, it can be concluded that digital detox experience is an eye opener for people about how they behave when there is no access to the world of internet. Although they need to struggle to maintain the data off activity, it certainly helped them to understand the way they can actively engage in more fruitful and productive activities which enhances their quality of life.
如今，人们生活在一个数字世界中，他们大部分时间都与智能手机和电脑等电子设备相伴，却并未意识到数字世界对其生活的影响。
本研究的目的是探索当人们被要求在一天内关闭数字设备时的数字排毒体验。
该研究的结果基于对愿意参与“断网”体验的参与者进行的半结构化访谈。本研究对参与者访谈内容进行了主题分析。
基于这些访谈收集的数据是个人在一天内不使用数字设备的亲身经历。从主要主题中总共浮现出2个主要主题，即不适和益处。心理困难、身体变化和社交不安等主要主题共同构成了不适这一主要主题。归属感、情绪改善、生活有条理以及促进健康的活动促成了主要主题益处。
从这项研究可以得出结论，数字排毒体验让人们对在无法接入互联网世界时的行为方式有了深刻认识。尽管他们需要努力维持断网状态，但这无疑帮助他们明白了如何积极参与更有成效和富有成果的活动，从而提高生活质量。
