Effects of Social Media Addiction on Physical Activity Level and Exercise Capacity in University Students

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of social media addiction on functional exercise capacity and maximal exercise capacity in university students.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Addiction; Physical Inactivity; Social Media Addiction
• Intervention / Treatment: Diagnostic test: Social Media Addiction

Detailed Description

The internet, one of the new communication technologies, has become an indispensable part of human life as it makes people's lives easier, provides people with the advantage of saving time, and facilitates and accelerates information acquisition.

Thanks to the internet, people can do many daily tasks quickly with minimal physical effort and cost. This makes personal and business life easier. Internet technology has many positive features. This network, which develops and changes daily, has become indispensable for many people. In addition to all these positive features, today, this situation emerges as a new addiction phenomenon. In cases where there is no parental or teacher supervision in their use of social media, adolescents encounter negative content.

There is a high probability of being affected by the contents. Sharing sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Linkedin, YouTube, and Tumblr, which are very popular social media networks that have entered our lives, have been used by many people in the world and in Turkey for a long time. It seems that the rapid increase in usage rates and durations will continue rather than decrease.

The intense amount and duration of use brings the phenomenon of "addiction" to the agenda. People seek and express in virtual environments what they cannot achieve or express freely in real life. These types of actions increase people's usage time, So much so that this situation causes addiction. Many studies have been conducted in the literature to investigate the effect of social media and digital game addiction on physical activity levels. Although many studies have been conducted to examine social media addiction and the effects it causes, there is no research on the effects of social media addiction on functional exercise capacity and maximal exercise capacity. No study has been found investigating its effect. For this reason, the investigators think that there is a need for a study in this direction in the literature. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of social media addiction on functional exercise capacity and maximal exercise capacity in university students.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 110

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Ankara, Turkey, 06500
    • Gazi University, Faculty of Health and Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Recruiting Ankara, Turkey, 06500

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

University students

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• age between 18-30 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• chronic illnesses
• can't walk or run

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
University Students; University students will be categorized with Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale.	Diagnostic test: Social Media Addiction; Social Media Addiction level will be determined by Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Physical Activity Level	Physical activity will be evaluated using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF), whose reliability and validity are documented . The questionnaire referre to the last 7 days and asked about walking, moderate-intensity activities, vigorous-intensity activities and sitting time.	Baseline
Functional exercise capacity	The 6-min walk test (6MWT) will perform in a 30-m unobstructed corridor. Measurement will be done according to American Thoracic Society guidelines.	Baseline
Maximal exercise capacity	A modified incremental shuttle walk test will be used to evaluate maximal exercise capacity.Subjects will be instructed to walk/run up and down a 10-m course marked by cones placed 0.5 m from each end.	Baseline
Social Media Addiction	Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale is a social media addiction scale, but social media has been defined as the use of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. Therefore, BSMAS can be considered a SNA scale despite being called a social media addiction scale. BSMAS is an adaptation of Bergen Facebook addiction scale (BFAS). In BSMAS, the term "Facebook" has been replaced with "Social media" in all items of the scale. There is one item each for six components of behavioral addiction.Higher scores mean a social media addiction level is high.	Baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Gazi University
• Investigators: Study Chair: Muserrefe Nur Keles, PhD, Gazi University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 5, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 20, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 20, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 17, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 17, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): January 3, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 26, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 23, 2024
• Last Verified: October 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Technology Addiction; Compulsive Behavior; Impulsive Behavior; Internet Addiction Disorder; Behavior, Addictive
• Other Study ID Numbers: 220819

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No