Smartphone Addiction
Conditions
Keywords
smartphone addiction, behavior change, Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model
Brief summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effectiveness of an intervention based on the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills (IMB) model to treat smartphone addiction in college students. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does the IMB model-based intervention via WeChat public accounts significantly reduce smartphone addiction scores compared to a control group? Does the intervention lead to an increase in motivation and behavioral skills scores among participants? Researchers will compare the intervention group, which receives IMB-enhanced content through WeChat public accounts, to the control group, which maintains regular activities, to see if there are significant improvements in addiction scores, motivation, and behavioral skills in the intervention group. Participants will: Be stratified by gender and randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group. The intervention group will receive information, motivation, and behavioral skills enhancement via WeChat public accounts over a period of 6 weeks. Both groups will be assessed for smartphone addiction scores, information-motivation-behavioral skills scores, average daily smartphone use time, sleep duration, sleep quality, and somatic and psychological symptoms before and after the intervention.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALWeChat Intervention Based on the IMB Model
The intervention group would undergo a six-week intervention program. Researchers promoted a public WeChat account to the intervention group, and participants received the intervention by following the account. They automatically received pushed articles or videos, providing them with relevant knowledge about overcoming smartphone addiction. Furthermore, they would be motivated to quit their addiction through real-life cases of smartphone addiction etc., in addition to some practical skills of overcoming.
Sponsors
Anhui Medical University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 24 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Meeting the criteria of the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SV), with a score of ≥31 for males and ≥33 for females indicating smartphone addiction. College students over 18 years old. Active use of WeChat software. Voluntary participation in this study and signing of the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Currently not enrolled in school due to reasons such as suspension. Currently participating in other research projects. Self-reported diagnosis of any neurological or psychiatric disorder.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| smartphone addiction scale scores | From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks] | Smartphone Addiction Scale: The Chinese version of the Smartphone Addiction Scale - Short Version (SAS-SV), containing 10 items. Minimum score of 6, Maximum score of 60, higher scores indicate more severe smartphone addiction . |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| average daily smartphone use time | From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks | assessed as, Average daily cell phone use in the last month. |
| sleep duration | From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks] | assessed as, Actual sleep time per night for the last 1 month. |
| sleep quality | From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks] | assessed as, How would you rate your sleep quality in the past month |
Countries
China
Outcome results
None listed