Feasibility and Effects of Behavioral Interventions to Reduce Problematic Smartphone Use (PSU) With College Students
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 47
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Daily smartphone usage data
研究概览
简要总结
This project proposes to evaluate the feasibility and effects of behavioral intervention strategies on problematic smartphone use among college students. The project proposes to evaluate three behavioral intervention components- self-reflection via actively monitoring phone usage, increasing engagement in non-smartphone activities, and contingency management (i.e., financial incentives) - on short-term and long-term reductions in problematic smartphone use (PSU) among college students.
The research team will develop a mobile application, referred to as the app, to collect data on a subject's daily phone usage and activity engagement. The app will comprise three features, with specific sets of features being activated during different phases.
- Feature 1: The app will autonomously track the time spent on the apps categorized as social media and gaming.
- Feature 2: The app will display the daily amount of usage on social media and gaming apps, with an option for a subject to confirm their acknowledgment of the daily time spent.
- Feature 3: The app will display an option for subject to confirm their engagement in the alternative activities as planned.
详细描述
This project will extend previous research by investigating whether alternative activity engagement and contingency management in combination with self-reflection via actively monitoring smartphone usage produce greater reductions in PSU, compared to self-reflection alone. Further, this study aims to compare the feasibility and effects of two low-cost behavioral intervention components (i.e., self-reflection and increasing alternative activity engagement) to those of a high-cost intervention component (i.e., contingency management) among university students.
Research questions:
- What are the effects of self-reflection, alternative activity engagement, and contingency management in reducing the severity of problematic smartphone use?
- What is the feasibility and acceptability of the various intervention strategies?
Research hypothesis:
- Participants who receive the self-reflection intervention will have a greater reduction in their PSU compared to participants who receive no intervention.
- Participants who receive the intervention combining self-reflection and alternative activity engagement will have a greater reduction in their PSU compared to participants who receive no intervention and participants who receive only self-reflection intervention.
- Participants who receive the intervention combining self-reflection and contingency management will have a greater reduction in their PSU compared to participants who receive no intervention and participants who receive only self-reflection intervention.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Rutgers students who are 18+ years old
- •Use an Android smartphone
- •identified as having problematic smartphone use (scored 31+ on the Smartphone Addiction Scale)
排除标准
- 未提供
研究组 & 干预措施
Self-reflection
Participants actively review their smartphone usage data each day, which will be verified by the app.
干预措施: Self-reflection (Behavioral)
Self-reflection + Contingency management
Participants will actively review their smartphone usage each day, which will be verified via the app. If the participant meets their daily PSU reduction goal, they will receive an incentive ($8); if they do not meet their goal, they will receive nothing.
干预措施: Self-reflection + Contingency management (Behavioral)
Control
Participants will not engage in any behavioral intervention strategies
结局指标
主要结局
Daily smartphone usage data
时间窗: 8 weeks
The amount of time spent on apps identified by the participants
Problematic smartphone use
时间窗: 8 weeks
Severity of problematic smartphone use will be assessed with the Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS) short version. The SAS short version includes 10 items. The sum of these items gives an overall score ranging 10-60, with higher score indicating more severe problematic smartphone use.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Wen Anthony, PhD
Associate Professor
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey