A pilot study to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and impact of an intervention to address the potential effects of social networking site use on well-being.

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Despite the increasing recognition of the negative impacts of HVSNS use on mental health outcomes, there is a paucity of research focused on possible interventions to reduce such negative outcomes. The current study is an extension of the review already completed as part of the project, that mapped the literature to date focusing on such interventions and that identified gaps in the literature. As outlined in that review, much of the existing research in this area has adopted exposure reduction or abstinence strategies, with mixed findings, and a need for other easily accessible psychology-informed treatment programs. The current project aims to fill the gap identified in the literature by developing an easily accessible, time and cost-effective solution through a CBT-based online micro-intervention designed to ameliorate the negative impacts of online highly visual social networking site (HVSNS) use on well-being outcomes. The proposed research aims to evaluate the acceptability of the CBT-based micro-intervention video. The current project also aims to assess the feasibility of recruiting, retaining and collecting outcome data in a university population. Secondary objectives will be to undertake a preliminary assessment of the potential impact of the program on reducing the negative impact of mental health outcomes. Through this study, the acceptability of the program and feasibility of a larger study will be assessed. The current study will also provide valuable information provide required information about sample size required for any larger studies.

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