Problematic usage of the internet in adolescents Other
Conditions
Interventions
For a period of 6 months, participating students will be prospectively assessed by having a specifically developed mobile app – the BootstrApp - installed on their smartphone, which will prompt the st
Pérez-Sáenz et al., 2023), to provide monthly information on PUI, two 7-day periods (after T1 and T2) of daily information on activities on the internet and affect, and two items on mood and patience
Sponsors
University of Hertfordshire
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
12 Years to 16 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 12 - 16 years 2. Routine access to a mobile phone 3. Student at a school involved in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Problematic Usage of the Internet is measured using: The Compulsive Internet Use Scale (CIUS);The Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire (PIUQ) ; The Internet Severity and Activities Addiction Questionnaire versions ISAAQ-10, ISAAQ-A and ISAAQ-ED; and A short version of the Assessment of Criteria for Specific Internet-use Disorders (ACSID-11) at Baseline and 6 months. In addition, participants are asked about their Browser Activity “What do you usually do when you're on the internet using your browser?” in an open text question format 2. Depression and anxiety are measured using the 21 Item version (DASS-21) at Baseling and 6 months 3. Self-stigma is measured using the Paediatric Self-Stigmatization Scale (PaedS) at Baseling and 6 months 4. Obsessive compulsive disorder symptoms are measured using the Short Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Screener (SOCS) at baseline and 6 months 5. Emotional and behavioural difficulties are measured using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) at baseline and 6 months 6. Quality of life is measured using the Pediatric Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (PQ-LES-Q) at baseline and 6 months 7. General health status is measured using the EQ-5D-Y at Baseline and 6 months 8. Cyberchondria is measured using the Cyberchondria Severity Scale (CSS) at baseline and 6 months. at Baseline and 6 months 9. In line with the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), two items are used to detect early risk in adolescents’. One question asks for the friends’ drinking behaviors (e.g., “Do you have any friends who drank beer, wine, or any drink containing alcohol in the past year?”) and a second question asks for their own drinking behavior (e.g., “How about you – in the past year, on how many days have you had more than a few sips of beer, wine, or any drink containing alcohol?” at Baseline and 6 months 10. Cognitive Variables (Affect regulation and Inhibitory executive control). Are measured using T | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Daily mood, urge to use the internet and interference with everyday tasks is measured using a diary style set of 12 questions every evening for 7 days after baseline and 6 months 2.Personality is measured using the short 10-item version of the Big-Five-Inventory (BFI-10) at 3 months 3. Impulsive behaviour is measured using the Urgency – Premeditation - Perseverance - Sensation Seeking - Positive Urgency (UPPS-P) at 3 months 4. Compulsivity is measured using the Cambridge–Chicago Compulsivity Trait Scale (CHI-T) at 3 months 5. Height (in cm), Weight (in kg) and body mass index (BMI) will be recorded at 3 months 6. Favorite sports or exercise activities will be recorded at 3 months 7. Consequential expectancies of internet usage will be measured using the Internet Use Expectancies Scale (IUES) at 3 months 8. Misinformation will be measured using a visual analog scale asking how much of the information on the internet they believe to be true (0% to 100%) at 3 months 9. Restriction of their online activity will be measured using a standardised set of 3 questions asking what the reasons for restricting online activity were and how they did it, at 3 months 10. Gratification and compensation is measured using the Experience of Gratification and Compensation Scale (EGCS) at 3 months 11. Fear of Missing out is measured using the Fear of Missing Out Scale at 3 months 12. School performance is measured using means marks from the previous year recorded at 3 months 13. Family relationship quality and communication are measured using a 5 point likert scale at 3 months 14. Socioeconomic status is measured using 3 items of the Family affluence scale III (FAS) at 3 months 15. Vaccine Hesitancy is measured using the Vaccine Hesitancy Scale (VHS) at 3 months | — |
Countries
England, France, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactNatalie Hall
Outcome results
None listed