The Impact of Media Use on the Mental Health and Time Perspective of Adolescents

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00040461

Enrollment

567

Registered

2026-06-29

Start date

2026-07-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

F63.8

Interventions

Group 1: Clinical sample: Patients receiving outpatient child and adolescent psychiatric treatment complete digital questionnaires assessing the type and extent of media use, resilience, time perspect

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

14 Years to 20 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Age between 14 and 20 years • Outpatient child and adolescent psychiatric treatment at the Wuppertal outpatient clinic of the Center for Mental Health in Childhood and Adolescence at Sana-Klinikum Remscheid (study site) • Average intellectual functioning based on clinical judgment • Sufficient German language skills to complete the questionnaires

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Intellectual disability • Psychotic symptoms • Illiteracy • Age below 14 years • Completion of the 21st year of life

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The target criteria include the type and extent of digital media use as well as psychopathology in adolescents with mental disorders. Data are collected using standardized, validated self-report instruments: - MA (general anxiety) - BSL-23 (borderline symptoms) - CESD-R (depression) - CATS-2 (PTSD) - SBB-ADHS (ADHD) - CIUS (compulsive Internet use) Data collection is conducted digitally and pseudonymously using the survey software LamaPoll.	—

Measure

Time frame

The target criteria include the type and extent of digital media use as well as psychopathology in adolescents with mental disorders. Data are collected using standardized, validated self-report instruments: - MA (general anxiety) - BSL-23 (borderline symptoms) - CESD-R (depression) - CATS-2 (PTSD) - SBB-ADHS (ADHD) - CIUS (compulsive Internet use) Data collection is conducted digitally and pseudonymously using the survey software LamaPoll.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
As secondary outcome measures, resilience and various dimensions of individual time perspective are assessed. Resilience is measured using the RS-13. Time perspective is assessed using the “Time Frequency” (ATI-TF) and “Time Attitudes” (ATI-TA) modules of the Adolescent Time Inventory, supplemented by additional items capturing transcendental future perspectives. Furthermore, associations between media use, resilience, and time perspective, as well as potential moderating effects of these variables on psychopathology, are examined.	—

Measure

Time frame

As secondary outcome measures, resilience and various dimensions of individual time perspective are assessed. Resilience is measured using the RS-13. Time perspective is assessed using the “Time Frequency” (ATI-TF) and “Time Attitudes” (ATI-TA) modules of the Adolescent Time Inventory, supplemented by additional items capturing transcendental future perspectives. Furthermore, associations between media use, resilience, and time perspective, as well as potential moderating effects of these variables on psychopathology, are examined.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMarco Walg

Sana-Klinikum Remscheid, Ambulanz Wuppertal

marco.walg@sana.de+492023894850

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026