Digital detox : why taking a break from technology can improve your well- being / Bernadette H. Schell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schell, Bernadette H. (Bernadette Hlubik), 1952- author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet--Psychological aspects.

Internet.

Technology--Psychological aspects.

Technology.

Internet addiction.

Well-being.

Physical Description:

xiii, 255 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2022]

Summary:

"Digital Detox: Why Taking a Break from Technology Can Improve Your Well-Being explores a range of topics associated with the countermovement to digital device over-usage and addiction that began to surface in Europe, and soon, thereafter, globally. In various forms, the countermovement became known as including individuals who vociferously advocated for a regular "digital detox" regimen in order to preserve one's mental and physical well-being. It explores experts' opinions on the rising awareness of the negative psychological, physiological, and behavioral effects of digital overuse, or Internet Addiction, on private citizens; the need to prevent or recover from these harms; measures commonly used to counteract addictions to smart phones, social media, and online gaming; how Internet addictions are related to individuals' motivations to undergo a digital detox; and ; research findings regarding the protocols and effectiveness of various digital detox remedies practiced during normative and lockdown periods-like those arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics in this book are divided into two main sections: (1) Harm to persons from various online addictions to smartphones, social media, online gaming, and the like- giving rise to the digital detox countermovement, and (2) Digital detox remedies: Do they work?"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. One Digital Addictions

ch. 1 Internet and Online Addictions: An Overview

ch. 2 Types of Internet Addiction

ch. 3 Ways to Measure Internet Addictions

ch. 4 Treatments for Internet Addictions

pt. Two Digital Detox Remedies: Do They Work?

ch. 5 The Digital Detox Countermovement

ch. 6 Externally Imposed Digital Detoxes: Do They Work for Generation Z Students?

ch. 7 Self-Guided Digital Detoxes and Tech Addict Self-Help Groups

ch. 8 Digital Detox Holidays and Tourism

ch. 9 The Digital Detox Company and Camp Grounded

ch. 10 Fighting Technology with Technology to Improve Well-Being

ch. 11 Future Research Directions on Digital Detox: Insights Gained during the COVID-19 Global Pandemic.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Schell, Bernadette H. Digital detox

ISBN:

9781440878114

1440878110

OCLC:

1267403495