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4-STEP-Training Program for Doomscrolling, Cyberchondriac Behavior and Psychiatric Symptoms (4-STEP-TPS) Among Individuals With Social Media Addiction ((4-STEP-TPS))
Effectiveness of 4-Step Training Program for Doomscrolling, Cyberchondriac Behavior and Psychiatric Symptoms Among Individuals With Social Media Addiction: A Randomized Trial
Studienübersicht
Status
Intervention / Behandlung
Detaillierte Beschreibung
In this research, a sample of approximately N = 300 young adults will be initially enrolled for eligibility screening from public and private universities in Faisalabad and Sahiwal, Pakistan, using purposive sampling techniques. Participants will be aged between 18 and 28 years and will have no history of severe physical, psychiatric, or psychological disorders. After eligibility assessment and screening based on standardized measures, N = 80 participants will be selected and randomly allocated to the experimental and waitlist control groups.
This study is expected to provide valuable evidence for mental health practitioners regarding effective interventions for managing social media addiction among young adults. The 4-STEP Training Program is anticipated to enhance participants' awareness and understanding of problematic digital behaviors, including doomscrolling and cyberchondriac behavior. The intervention is also expected to reduce depressive symptoms and health anxiety, improve self-regulation and promote healthier digital habits. Furthermore, the program is expected to enhance psychological well-being, academic functioning, and overall productivity while significantly reducing levels of social media addiction.
Studientyp
Einschreibung (Geschätzt)
Phase
- Unzutreffend
Kontakte und Standorte
Studienkontakt
- Name: Qasir Abbas, PhD Clinical Psychology
- Telefonnummer: 923337683133
- E-Mail: qasirabbas47@yahoo.com
Studieren Sie die Kontaktsicherung
- Name: Atika Shafi, MS Clinical Psychology
Studienorte
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Punjab Province
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Faisalabad, Punjab Province, Pakistan, 38000
- Government College University Faisalabad
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Kontakt:
- Qasir Abbas, PhD Clinical Psychology
- Telefonnummer: 923337683133
- E-Mail: qasirabbas47@yahoo.com
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Teilnahmekriterien
Zulassungskriterien
Studienberechtigtes Alter
- Erwachsene
Akzeptiert gesunde Freiwillige
Beschreibung
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age range: 18-29 years
- No physical, psychiatric, or psychological conditions
- Minimum score of 84 on the Social Networking Addiction Scale (SNAS)
- Minimum score of 23 on the Cyberchondria Severity Scale (CSS-12)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age below 18 or above 29 years
- Presence of any physical, psychiatric, or psychological conditions
- Score below 84 on the Social Networking Addiction Scale (SNAS)
- Score below 23 on the Cyberchondria Severity Scale (CSS-12)
Studienplan
Wie ist die Studie aufgebaut?
Designdetails
- Hauptzweck: Behandlung
- Zuteilung: Zufällig
- Interventionsmodell: Parallele Zuordnung
- Maskierung: Keine (Offenes Etikett)
Waffen und Interventionen
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Intervention / Behandlung |
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Kein Eingriff: Kontrollgruppe
Kein Eingriff
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Experimental: Experimentelle Gruppe: Individuelles Setting
4-STEP-Trainingsprogramm im 1-1-Setting
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4 Modules with 1 Module being delivered in 1 weekly session of approximately 90 minutes.
The details of each module/step is described as follows: Step 1 (Module 1): S = Screening, Assessment and Psychoeducation: Involves screening and assessment of the problem, interpretation of the results, feedback and psychoeducation, identifying and breaking the resistance, motivation, and conceptualization.
Step 2 (Module 2): T = Treatment Conceptualization and Planning: Involves pattern identification, distortion identification, as well as pattern and distortions modifications.
Step 3 (Module 3): E = Effective Management Strategies: Involves management strategies to treat the earlier identified patterns as well as the implementation and confirmation of activities via a Pattern Schedule Chart.
Step 4 (Module 4): P = Prevention (Lapse-Relapse): Involves self-reflection and support building, monitoring and dependency check and slip plans and support additions
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Was misst die Studie?
Primäre Ergebnismessungen
Ergebnis Maßnahme |
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Suchtskala für soziale Netzwerke (SNAS)
Zeitfenster: Beim Screening nach 4 Wochen und Neubeurteilung bis zu 6 Monaten
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Die Social Networking Addiction Scale (SNAS) wurde entwickelt, um die Sucht nach allen Formen sozialer Netzwerke in den sechs Dimensionen Ausprägung (Items 1–4), Stimmungsveränderung (Items 5–7), Toleranz (Items 8–10) und Rückzug zu messen. Punkte 11–14), Konflikt (Punkt 15–17) und Rückfall (Punkte 18–21) (Shahnawaz & Rehman, 2020).
Bei der SNAS handelt es sich um eine Selbsteinschätzungsskala, die eine 21-Punkte-Skala umfasst, die auf einer 7-stufigen Likert-Skala von 1 (stimme überhaupt nicht zu) bis 7 (stimme völlig zu) bewertet wird.
Die Punktzahl kann zwischen 21 und 147 liegen.
Jeder Wert über einem Gesamtwert von 84 weist auf eine Sucht hin.
Die Skala hat eine gute Test-Retest-Reliabilität von 0,88 und eine gute Validität gezeigt, wie von Shahnawaz und Rehman (2020) berichtet.
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Beim Screening nach 4 Wochen und Neubeurteilung bis zu 6 Monaten
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Cyberchondria Severity Scale (CSS-12)
Zeitfenster: At screening, after 4 weeks, and reassessment up to 6 months
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The Cyberchondria Severity Scale-12 (CSS-12), developed by Eoin McElroy et al. (2019), is a 12-item self-report measure assessing excessive, anxiety-provoking online health searches across four dimensions: compulsion, distress, excessiveness, and reassurance-seeking.
Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Never to 5 = Always), with total scores ranging from 12-60; higher scores indicate greater cyberchondria.
The scale is brief, reliable, and valid, suitable for both clinical and non-clinical populations, and widely used to evaluate problematic health-related online behavior.
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At screening, after 4 weeks, and reassessment up to 6 months
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Doomscrolling Scale (DS)
Zeitfenster: At screening, after 4 weeks, and reassessment up to 6 months
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The Doomscrolling Scale was developed to assess compulsive engagement with negative online news content and excessive scrolling behavior, particularly during times of crisis (Sharma et al., 2022).
The scale measures three core dimensions: obsessive news consumption, emotional distress, and behavioral compulsion.
It is a self-report instrument consisting of 15 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (never) to 5 (always).
The total score is calculated by summing all item responses, with higher scores indicating greater levels of doomscrolling behavior.
The scale has demonstrated good internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.88) and satisfactory construct validity (Sharma et al., 2022).
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At screening, after 4 weeks, and reassessment up to 6 months
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Short Health Anxiety Inventory (SHAI)
Zeitfenster: At screening, after 4 weeks, and reassessment up to 6 months
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The Short Health Anxiety Inventory (SHAI) was developed to assess health-related anxiety and preoccupation with physical symptoms, independent of actual medical status (Salkovskis et al., 2002).
The scale measures two main dimensions: perceived likelihood of illness and perceived negative consequences of illness.
It is a self-report instrument consisting of 18 items, each presenting four response options scored from 0 to 3, reflecting increasing levels of health anxiety.
Total scores range from 0 to 54, with higher scores indicating greater levels of health anxiety.
The SHAI has demonstrated excellent internal consistency, with reported Cronbach's alpha values ranging from 0.86 to 0.95, and strong convergent and construct validity.
The HAI is a reliable and valid measure of health anxiety (Salkovskis et al., 2002).
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At screening, after 4 weeks, and reassessment up to 6 months
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Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
Zeitfenster: At screening, after 4 weeks, and reassessment up to 6 months
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The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) was developed to measure the severity of depressive symptoms based on the diagnostic criteria of major depressive disorder (Kroenke et al., 2001).
The scale assesses nine core symptoms of depression, including low mood, loss of interest, fatigue, sleep disturbances, appetite changes, concentration difficulties, feelings of worthlessness, psychomotor changes, and suicidal ideation.
The PHQ-9 is a self-report instrument consisting of 9 items rated on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 3 (nearly every day).
Total scores range from 0 to 27, with higher scores indicating greater severity of depressive symptoms.
The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) is a self-administered version of the PRIME-MD diagnostic instrument for common mental disorders(The PHQ-9 - Kroenke - 2001 - Journal of General Internal Medicine - Wiley Online Library, 2001).
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At screening, after 4 weeks, and reassessment up to 6 months
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Mitarbeiter und Ermittler
Ermittler
- Hauptermittler: Qasir Abbas, PhD Clinical Psychology, Government College University Faisalabad
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