None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
We are running a study to examine the relationship between Facebook and Mental Wellbeing. Specifically, we will be looking at the effects of restricting your Facebook use for two weeks.
Interventions
Reduced Facebook use for two weeks. Participants were asked to "restrict [their] Facebook use as much as possible for two weeks” and were told “During this time, please avoid using Facebook, including through mobile phones, tablets, and computers.”
Adherence was measured by asking participants whether they had used Facebook Much more/more/same/less/much less than usual.
Study involvement lasted 4 weeks. Two weeks of intervention followed-up by two weeks of control (or vice versa, due to the cr
Reduced Facebook use for two weeks. Participants were asked to "restrict [their] Facebook use as much as possible for two weeks” and were told “During this time, please avoid using Facebook, including through mobile phones, tablets, and computers.” Adherence was measured by asking participants whether they had used Facebook Much more/more/same/less/much less than usual. Study involvement lasted 4 weeks. Two weeks of intervention followed-up by two weeks of control (or vice versa, due to the crossover design). There was no washout period.
Sponsors
Achim Wolf
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Crossover
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Full-time students at the University of Oxford and regular Facebook users. Regular Facebook users were defined as those that agreed they were "a daily Facebook user".
Exclusion criteria
None.
Outcome results
None listed