Mindfulness or Exercise for Social Media Use and Well-being
Change in Social Media Use and Well-being Among College Students Receiving a Two-week Exercise or Mindfulness Intervention
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Social Media Addiction
Anxiety
Depression Disorder
Wellbeing
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
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 300 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health · Other
Who this trial is looking for
This trial is looking for college students who use social media a lot. Participants will either do mindfulness exercises, reduce social media use while exercising, or not change anything for two weeks.
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
You may be able to join if
- I am 18 years old or older.
- I am a student at Johns Hopkins University.
- I own an iPhone or Android smartphone.
- I use social media for more than 1 hour a day.
- I agree to share my smartphone use metrics.
- I give my consent to participate.
- I exercise 1 hour or less daily on average.
You may not be able to join if
- I am younger than 18.
- I am not a student at Johns Hopkins University.
- I do not own a smartphone.
- I use my smartphone for less than 1 hour a day.
- I exercise more than 1 hour daily.
Summarized in plain language from this trial's official eligibility criteria. The full criteria are further down this page — only the research team can confirm whether you qualify.
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About This Trial
The investigators will be randomizing 300 college student participants with high levels of social media use into either a 1) control condition (no intervention), a 2) mindfulness meditation cognitive intervention, or 3) a social media reduction + exercise replacement intervention. Participants complete intervention activities daily for two weeks. The investigators will collect self-report and beha…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* The participant is 18 or older.
* The participant must be a Johns Hopkins University student.
* Owning an iPhone or Android smartphone, with frequent use of social media use daily (\>
1 hour)
* Enabling and sharing screenshots of the participant's smartphone use metrics, in…
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