Change in Social Media Use and Well-being Among College Students Receiving a Two-week Exercise or Mindfulness Intervention
Eligible age
18+ yrs
Accepts
All genders
Locations
1 state
Healthy volunteers
Yes
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About this study
The investigators will be randomizing 300 college student participants with high levels of social media use into either a 1) control condition (no intervention), a 2) mindfulness meditation cognitive intervention, or 3) a social media reduction + exercise replacement intervention. Participants complete intervention activities daily for two weeks. The investigators will collect self-report and behavioral measures of social media use and related psychological constructs at three time points: baseline, immediately after the intervention period, and one-week after the intervention period (three weeks from baseline).
Sponsor: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
You may qualify if…
- ✓ The participant is 18 or older.
- ✓ The participant must be a Johns Hopkins University student.
- ✓ Owning an iPhone or Android smartphone, with frequent use of social media use daily (\>
- ✓ 1 hour)
- ✓ Enabling and sharing screenshots of the participant's smartphone use metrics, including number of last-week pickups, notifications received, and average screen time.
- ✓ Providing consent to participate.
- ✓ Only exercising 1 hour or less daily, on average.
You may not qualify if…
- ✕ younger than 18
- ✕ Not a Johns Hopkins University Student
- ✕ Doesn't own a smart phone
- ✕ Uses smartphone less than 1 hour daily
- ✕ Exercises more than 1 hour daily
Where it's recruiting
Baltimore
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT07097545 · last updated 2025-12-17