The Mediating Role of Digital Detox Features Usage in the Relationship Between Student Motivation and Green Consumption Behavior

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10.2991/978-94-6239-828-3_17How to use a DOI?

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Student motivation; Digital detox feature use; Green consumption behavior; Actual system use; Mediation analysis

Abstract

Excessive use of personal digital devices among university students raises concerns regarding environmentally responsible digital consumption. Built-in digital detox features provide system-level tools that support post-adoption digital behavior regulation in higher education contexts. This study examines the mediating role of digital detox feature use, operationalized as Actual System Use (ASU), in the relationship between student motivation and Green Consumption Behavior (GCB). Using a quantitative explanatory design, data were collected from 446 undergraduate students and analyzed using Hayes’ PROCESS Macro Model 4 with 5,000 bootstrap samples. The results show that student motivation was significantly associated with ASU (B = 0.759, p < 0.001), and ASU was significantly associated with GCB when controlling for motivation (B = 0.620, p < 0.001). The direct effect of motivation on GCB remained significant (B = 0.210, p < 0.001), while the indirect effect through ASU was also significant (B = 0.471, 95% CI [0.344 - 0.601]), indicating partial mediation. In addition, students’ preferences for campus-based digital detox programs showed that Digital Reset Challenge (64.6%) and 7-Day Digital Mindfulness (50.0%) were the most preferred programs. These findings highlight the role of post-adoption digital self-regulation tools in supporting more responsible digital consumption behavior in higher education contexts.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Sefia Nasya Filani
AU  - Intan Sartika Eris Maghfiroh
AU  - Mochamad Chandra Saputra
AU  - Riswan Septriayadi Sianturi
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/11/04
TI  - The Mediating Role of Digital Detox Features Usage in the Relationship Between Student Motivation and Green Consumption Behavior
BT  - Proceedings of the 2026 11th International Conference on Sustainable Information Engineering and Technology (SIET 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 188
EP  - 198
SN  - 2589-4900
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-828-3_17
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6239-828-3_17
ID  - Filani2026
ER  -