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4-STEP Training Program for Social Media Addiction, Cognitive Fatigue, Psychological Distress, Academic Burnout and Procrastination Among Students (4-STEP-TPS)

10 september 2026 bijgewerkt door: Qasir Abbas, Government College University Faisalabad
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured four-step training program for reducing social media addiction and its associated psychological and academic difficulties among school and university students. The program focuses on improving self-regulation, managing social media use, reducing cognitive fatigue, procrastination, academic burnout, and psychological distress. Participants will be assigned to experimental and control groups, and their outcomes will be assessed before and after the intervention.

Studie Overzicht

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Conditie

Interventie / Behandeling

Gedetailleerde beschrijving

This study, titled "A 4-Step Training Program for Social Media Addiction, Cognitive Fatigue, Procrastination, Academic Burnout, and Psychological Distress among School and University Students," aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured four-step training program in reducing social media addiction and its associated psychological and academic difficulties. The target population will consist of N = 400 school and university students. From the eligible participants, Participants will be divided into experimental and control groups, with 20 participants in each group from the school population and 20 participants in each group from the university population. The experimental groups will receive a structured four-step training program over four weeks, while the control groups will not receive the training intervention during the study period. Participants will be assessed at pre-test and post-test using standardized measures of social media addiction, cognitive fatigue, procrastination, academic burnout, and psychological distress. Data will be analyzed using SPSS, including descriptive and inferential statistical analyses to examine changes from pre-test to post-test and differences between the experimental and control groups.

Studietype

Ingrijpend

Inschrijving (Geschat)

40

Fase

  • Niet toepasbaar

Contacten en locaties

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Studiecontact

Studie Contact Back-up

  • Naam: Qasir Abbas Associate Professor, Phd, Clinical Psychology
  • Telefoonnummer: 923337683133
  • E-mail: qasirabbas47@yahoo.com

Studie Locaties

  • Pakistan
    • Punjab Province
      • Faisalabad, Punjab Province, Pakistan, 38000
        • Government College University Faisalabad

Deelname Criteria

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Geschiktheidscriteria

Leeftijden die in aanmerking komen voor studie

  • Volwassen

Accepteert gezonde vrijwilligers

Ja

Beschrijving

Inclusion Criteria:

  • • Age range: 18-29 years

    • No physical, psychiatric, or psychological conditions
    • Minimum score of 84 on the Social Networking Addiction Scale (SNAS)

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)

Studie plan

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Hoe is de studie opgezet?

Ontwerpdetails

  • Primair doel: Behandeling
  • Toewijzing: Gerandomiseerd
  • Interventioneel model: Parallelle opdracht
  • Masker: Geen (open label)

Wapens en interventies

Deelnemersgroep / Arm
Interventie / Behandeling
Experimenteel: Experimental group

Behavioral: 4-STEP-Training Program for Social Media Addiction (4-STEP-TPS) 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
Gedragsmatig: 4-STEP-TPS

Behavioral: 4-STEP-Training Program for Social Media Addiction (4-STEP-TPS) 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 a
Geen tussenkomst: Control Group
No intervention will be given to the control group

Wat meet het onderzoek?

Primaire uitkomstmaten

Uitkomstmaat
Maatregel Beschrijving
Tijdsspanne
Social Networking Addiction Scale ( SNAS)
Tijdsspanne: At screening after 4 weeks, and reassessment upto 6 months
The SNA scale is designed to measure the level of social media addiction. The SNA scale is comprised of six subscales, namely salience, mood modification, tolerance, withdrawal, conflict, and relapse (citation). Each subscale has 3 to 4 items, and each item is rated between "strongly disagree=1" and score>84 reported social media addiction. The scale has shown a strong test-retest reliability of 0.88 and good validity, as reported by Shahnawaz and Rehman (2020).
At screening after 4 weeks, and reassessment upto 6 months
Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory
Tijdsspanne: At screening after 4 weeks, reassessment up to 6 months]
Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20) is a 20-item self-report instrument developed to assess fatigue as a multidimensional construct. It measures five dimensions of fatigue: general fatigue, physical fatigue, reduced activity, reduced motivation, and mental fatigue, with each dimension consisting of four items. Higher scores indicate greater levels of fatigue (Westenberger et al. 2022).
At screening after 4 weeks, reassessment up to 6 months]
Maslach Burnout Inventory
Tijdsspanne: At screening upto 4 weeks and reassessment up to 6 months
The Mashlach Burnout Inventory (MBI) is a widely used self-report instrument for assessing burnout. It measures burnout across three core dimensions: Exhaustion (EX), Cynicism (CY), and Academic Efficacy (AE). In the present study, the 16-item version of the MBI was used to a
At screening upto 4 weeks and reassessment up to 6 months
Tukman Procrastination Scale
Tijdsspanne: At screening, after 4 weeks, and reassessment up to 6 months
Tuckman Procrastination Scale (TPS) is a self-report measure designed to assess an individual's tendency to delay or postpone tasks that need to be completed. It is used to evaluate procrastination behavior, particularly the tendency to avoid or delay academic tasks despite their importance. In the present study, the scale was used to assess academic procrastination, including the dimensions of Delay Procrastination and Avoidance of Difficulty(Avşar, Baltaci, and Özer 2026).
At screening, after 4 weeks, and reassessment up to 6 months
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale
Tijdsspanne: At screening, after 4 weeks, and reassessment up to 6 months
Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale The Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) is a 21-item self-report instrument designed to assess three dimensions of negative emotional states: depression, anxiety, and stress, with seven items representing each dimension (Gomez, Stavropoulos, and Griffiths 2020)
At screening, after 4 weeks, and reassessment up to 6 months

Medewerkers en onderzoekers

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Sponsor

Government College University Faisalabad

Onderzoekers

  • Hoofdonderzoeker: Qasir Abbas, Phd, Clinical Psychology, Government College University Faisalabad

Studie record data

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Bestudeer belangrijke data

Studie start (Geschat)

20 september 2026

Primaire voltooiing (Geschat)

15 november 2026

Studie voltooiing (Geschat)

30 november 2026

Studieregistratiedata

Eerst ingediend

10 september 2026

Eerst ingediend dat voldeed aan de QC-criteria

10 september 2026

Eerst geplaatst (Werkelijk)

15 september 2026

Updates van studierecords

Laatste update geplaatst (Werkelijk)

15 september 2026

Laatste update ingediend die voldeed aan QC-criteria

10 september 2026

Laatst geverifieerd

1 september 2026

Meer informatie

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Andere studie-ID-nummers

  • 4-STEP-TPS for Adults

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