Does Social Media Impact Adolescent Mental Health?
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Mental Health
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 10 – 14
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Basic Science
- Participants needed
- 500 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University · Other
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About This Trial
The mental health of adolescents in the United States has seen a steep decline, roughly coinciding with the increasing popularity of social media and smartphones. But does social media have a causal impact on the mental health of adolescents or are concerns about the effect of social media on kids a form of public hysteria? In this study, the investigators will conduct the first field experiment i…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
1. is an adolescent who is between the ages of 10 and 14;
2. is an adolescent whose parents have decided to buy them their first smartphone;
3. is an adolescent both of whose parents/guardians consent for them to be in the study;
4. is an adolescent who assents to be in the stud…
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