Social Media Withdrawal: the issues of self-disclosure

Farouk Radwan, Ahmed

doi:10.21608/jkom.2023.338597

Social Media Withdrawal: the issues of self-disclosure

Author

Ahmed Farouk Radwan

College of Communication, Sharjah University, UAE

10.21608/jkom.2023.338597

Abstract

The term of social media withdrawal refers to the process by which social media users stop or reduce using these networks due to psychological exhaustion and the desire to get out of social isolation. Many studies have addressed that in terms of the technical, social, and psychological reasons for withdrawal, as well as the impact of withdrawal on users and the motivations for returning.

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