Change in Social Media Use and Well-being Among College Students Receiving a One-week Exercise or Mindfulness Intervention

Description

The investigators will be randomizing 150 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 one week. The investigators will collect self-report and behavioral measures of social media use and related psychological constructs at three time points: baseline, immediately after the intervention period, and one-week after the intervention period.

Conditions

Social Media Addiction, Depression, Anxiety, Well-Being, Psychological

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Study overview

The investigators will be randomizing 150 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 one week. The investigators will collect self-report and behavioral measures of social media use and related psychological constructs at three time points: baseline, immediately after the intervention period, and one-week after the intervention period.

Comparing Change in Social Media Use and Well-being Among College Students Receiving a One-week Exercise or Mindfulness Intervention

Change in Social Media Use and Well-being Among College Students Receiving a One-week Exercise or Mindfulness Intervention

Condition
Social Media Addiction
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Baltimore

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21218

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility 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 your smartphone use metrics, including number of last-week pickups, notifications received, and average screen time.
  • * Providing consent to participate.
  • * Only exercising 1 hour or less daily, on average.
  • * younger than 18
  • * Not a Johns Hopkins University Student
  • * Doesn't own a smart phone
  • * Uses smartphone less than 1 hour daily
  • * Exercises more than 1 hour daily

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health,

Johannes Thrul, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Study Record Dates

2025-05-31