Digital Disconnection: Motivations and Strategies

Öz

One of the most prominent concepts in recent times to prevent negative situations that may arise from the excessive use of digital media is digital disconnection. This study examines university students’ motivations/strategies for daily digital disconnection and the relationship between digital disconnection and brain rot. In this quantitative study, data were collected from a sample group of 674 Turkish university students. According to the results obtained within the scope of the study, university students generally have a medium level of digital disconnection motivation and strategy. Among the motivations for digital disconnection, the most common reason was identified as “not wanting information and photos to be included in digital media”. The most frequently applied strategy in the process of digital disconnection was “muting notifications from group chats in messaging applications”.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Disconnectivity
• Digital Detox
• Brain Rot
• Digital Media
• Mobile Media

Dijital Bağlantısızlık: Motivasyonlar ve Stratejiler

Öz

Dijital medyanın aşırı kullanımından kaynaklı oluşabilecek olumsuz durumları engellemek için son zamanlarda en çok öne çıkan kavramlardan biri, dijital bağlantısızlıktır. Bu çalışma, üniversite öğrencilerinin gündelik dijital bağlantısızlık motivasyonlarını/stratejilerini ve dijital bağlantısızlık ile beyin çürümesi arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektedir. Bu nicel çalışmada, 674 üniversite öğrencisinden oluşan bir örneklem grubundan veri toplanmıştır. Çalışma sonuçlarına göre, üniversite öğrencileri genel olarak orta düzeyde bir dijital bağlantısızlık motivasyonuna ve stratejisine sahiptir. Dijital bağlantısızlık motivasyonları arasında en yaygın etken “bilgi ve fotoğrafların dijital ortamda yer almasını istememek” olarak belirlenmiştir. Dijital bağlantısızlık sürecinde en sık uygulanan strateji ise “mesajlaşma uygulamalarındaki grup sohbetlerinden gelen bildirimleri sessize almak” olmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Bağlantısızlık
• Dijital Detoks
• Beyin Çürümesi
• Dijital Medya
• Mobil Medya

Etik Beyan

Bu çalışmanın uygulaması, Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi, Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimler Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yayın Etiği Kurulu Başkanlığı’nın 11/02/2025 tarihli 12 sayılı kararı sonrası gerçekleştirilmiştir.

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