Am I Happier Without You? Social Media Detox and Well-Being: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

ABSTRACT: 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-anal

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11939267 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature