Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Social Media Addiction, Insomnia, and Family Relationship Among Individuals With Social Media Addiction: A Randomized Control Tria

Government College University Faisalabad

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Social Media Addiction

Treatments

Behavioral: Cognitive behavioral therapy

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06189534

GovernmentCUF.

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objectives This study is designed to investigate the following objectives To manage the social media addiction in order to improve lifestyle, attitude and family relations of the individuals and explore related psychological problems which can arise because of this addiction.

To explore the effectiveness of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) in the management of social media addiction in individuals which is decreasing the health of their lifestyle, attitude and family bonding.

To explain how abusive use of social media can increase the risk of psychological and behavioural problems.

Full description

A sample of 150 individuals (male and female N=150) was recruited from different universities of Faisalabad for the purpose. A strategy of non-probability sampling of purposive technique was used for the recruitment of sample. The age range for the sample will be 18-22 as young adults and adults was targeted. Firstly individuals were screened out through social media addiction scale from which (n=60) participants were excluded because they did not meet the inclusion criteria of the study. Some participants left because lack of interest. After excluding (n=60) from the study rest of the participants (n=90) were randomized and allocated to experimental (n=45) and control group (n=45). After allocation of participants in the relevant group some participants were lost from the follow up from experimental (n=21) due to decline to participate and control group (n=20) due to lack of interest. Final analysis was conducted on experimental group and (n=24) control group (n=25) for the study.

Enrollment

150 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 22 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Individuals screened out through social media addiction scale will be used for the experimental study. Both male and female participants will be taken for the study. People with even mild score on social media addiction will be considered eligible for the study. Only people in the age range of 18-22 will be taken as participants in the study

Exclusion criteria