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Social Media Diet and Psychological Outcomes in University Students

NCT07473791 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2026-08-03

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Summary

This study aims to examine the effect of a social media diet intervention on loneliness, fear of missing out (FoMO), and sleep quality among university students. Excessive social media use has been associated with several negative psychological outcomes, including increased loneliness, heightened FoMO, and poor sleep quality.

In this randomized controlled trial, university students will be randomly assigned to either an experimental group or a control group. Participants in the experimental group will follow a social media diet intervention that involves limiting daily social media use for a specified period, while participants in the control group will continue their usual social media use without restrictions.

Loneliness, FoMO, and sleep quality will be measured at baseline and after the intervention using validated scales. The findings of this study are expected to provide evidence on whether reducing social media use can improve psychological well-being and sleep quality among university students.

Conditions

  • Loneliness
  • Fear of Missing Out
  • Sleep Quality

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Social Media Diet

Participants in the control group will continue their usual social media use without any restrictions during the study period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Gümüşhane Universıty

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
17 Years
Max Age
25 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-03-10
Primary Completion
2026-07-31
Completion
2026-08-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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