Investigating the Effects of Future and Present Self Comparisons and Motivation on Bedtime Procrastinatio
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- bedtime procrastinationMental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12624000272594
- Lead Sponsor
- Prof. Daniel Gucciardi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 250
Inclusion Criteria
Participants will be recruited via the online recruitment platform Prolific and be selected from the general public in the UK. They will only be eligible if they are 18 or older. Finally, they must have the intention of improving their sleep health in order to be included in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
1)individuals who report a sleep condition affecting their sleep (e.g., insomnia),
2) those employed in shift work,
3) individuals taking medication that impacts sleep (e.g., beta-blockers),
4) those responsible for overnight care of dependents (e.g., children under 3 years old or the elderly).
Further, we will exclude participants from the dataset who do not provide diary data for more than two days.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method bedtime procrastination[Daily assessed by asking participants their intended and actual time for going to sleep. This data will be collected with the daily diaries. Daily assessed for seven days for both groups]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Daily affect[Positive and Negative Affect Schedule Daily assessed for seven days for both groups]