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NCT Number: NCT04349423

Daily Assessment of Mood and Social Media Behaviors Study

The purpose of this research study is to learn more about social media usage and its relation to emotions, biology, and mental health. Participants will complete daily assessments (5 times a day) over the course of 11 days in which they will report on their social media use, behaviors, and mood. During the first 4 days participants will be asked to continue using social media as typical. In the second half (7 days) participants will be randomized to social media usage groups (0 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hour, 3 hours). There will be mental health and well-being measures provided at the beginning and end of the study. Lastly, to better understand how social media usage effects underlying mechanisms of stress, participants will be asked to provide saliva samples for 3 nights (pre, mid, and post) to assess for basal cortisol levels.

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Key information

Conditions

Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Cortisol Depression Mental Disorders Stress

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas, 75205, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Having a smartphone

Exclusion criteria

  • Below age of 18

Treatment and study plan

Social Media Usage Manipulation

Behavioral

Behavioral Intervention of social media usage.

Primary outcomes

  1. Changes in "Positive and Negative Affect Schedule" (PANAS)

    Time frame: Pre and post. Daily 5 times a day for 11 days

    Examines mood fluctuations. Scores can range from 10-50 for both the Positive and Negative Affect with the lower scores representing lower levels of Positive/Negative Affect and higher scores representing higher levels of Positive/Negative Affect.

  2. Changes in "Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale" (DASS)

    Time frame: Pre and Post. Daily for 11 days

    Examines Depressive, Anxiety, and Stress symptoms. Minimum 0 maximum 63. Higher scores indicate more depression, anxiety and or stress.

  3. Changes in "Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale"

    Time frame: Pre-Post- Daily for 11 days

    Examines behavioral goal achievement. Minimum 0 and maximum 54. Larger scores means an ability to be more active.

  4. Changes in "Social Media Use"

    Time frame: Daily for 11 days

    Survey and Phone based Applications will assess for daily use of social media time and behaviors.

  5. Changes in "A clinically useful depression outcome scale" (CUDOS)

    Time frame: Pre-Post- Daily for 11 days

    Tracks Depression Symptoms. Minimum 0 maximum 74. Larger scores means more depressive symptoms.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Southern Methodist University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Apr 16, 2020
Registry last updated
Feb 8, 2022

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