ABSTRACT

While digital technologies and digital devices have made our lives more convenient and efficient, they are associated with physical, mental, and social problems. In response to this, people desire to temporarily ditch their digital devices and refrain from the always-wired world when holidaying. This study examines factors that drive travellers to take a digital detox holiday (DDH), drawing on uses and gratifications theory. We used a mixed methods approach by carrying out a qualitative study followed by two quantitative studies. Through the qualitative study, we identified eight motives of the DDH: mindfulness, technostress, self-expression, social bonding, nature connectedness, relaxation, escapism, and novelty. Through the quantitative studies, we explored the factor structure of the DDH motives and tested the research model that explicates how the eight factors predict the intention to take a DDH. We found that mindfulness, technostress, relaxation, and self-expression each determine the traveller’s DDH intention.

摘要

虽然数字技术和数字设备使我们的生活更加方便和高效，但它们与身体、心理和社会问题相关。作为对此的回应，人们希望在度假时暂时放弃他们的数字设备，并避免接触总是有线的世界。本研究利用使用和满足理论研究了促使旅行者参加数字排毒假期 (DDH) 的因素。我们采用了混合方法，先进行了定性研究，然后进行了两次定量研究。通过定性研究，我们确定了 DDH 的八个动机：正念、技术压力、自我表达、社会联系、自然联系、放松、逃避现实和新奇。通过定量研究，我们探索了 DDH 动机的因素结构，并测试了研究模型，该模型解释了八个因素如何预测采取 DDH 的意图。我们发现正念、技术压力、放松和自我表达都决定了旅行者的 DDH 意图。