Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Mind over Matter: Testing the Efficacy of an Online Randomized Controlled Trial to Reduce Distraction from Smartphone Use.
Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
42 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The relationship between trait mindfulness and problematic usage of the internet, screen time, and nomophobia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Pooled it
- Prevention and Health Promotion Interventions for Young People in the Context of Digital Well-Being: Rapid Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Mindfulness programs for problematic usage of the internet: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2024Pooled it
- The Impact of Social Media Use Interventions on Mental Well-Being: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of online mindfulness-based interventions on the mental health of university students: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Pooled it
- Causal effects of social media use on self-esteem, mindfulness, sleep and emotional well-being: a social media restriction study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- Digital media balance and mental health: effects of a school-based program.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2026Article
- Associations Between Problematic Internet Use, Attentional Control, and Mental Health Symptoms in Romanian Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A Scoping Review of Interventions for the Management of Nomophobia.Discover mental health · 2026Review
- Longitudinal Associations Between Adolescents' Smartphone Distraction Management During Family Time and Their Relationships with Parents.Educational psychology · 2026Article
- The relationship between smartphone distraction and clinical decision-making among nurses.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2026Article
- Psychometric properties of the smartphone distraction scale in arabic among lebanese young adults.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Translation, cultural adaptation, and psychometric validation of the Arabic version of the Digital Life Balance Scale in an Arabic-speaking university student sample.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Unravelling the Association Between Trait Mindfulness and Problematic Social Media Use in Youth.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- A Comparative Study of Short-Term Social Media Use with Face-to-Face Interaction in Adolescence.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Impact of excessive phone usage on hand functions and incidence of hand disorders.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Am I Happier Without You? Social Media Detox and Well-Being: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Smartphone overuse and distraction: which relationship with general well-being across different generations?BMC public health · 2025Article
- Improving Mental Health and Well-Being Through the Paradym App: Quantitative Study of Real-World Data.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- A Multi- Mediation Analysis on the Impact of Social Media and Internet Addiction on University and High School Students' Mental Health Through Social Capital and Mindfulness.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Evidence suggests a growing call for the prevention of excessive smartphone and social media use and the ensuing distraction that arises affecting academic achievement and productivity. A ten-day online randomized controlled trial with the use of smartphone apps, engaging participants in mindfulness exercises, self-monitoring and mood tracking, was implemented amongst UK university students (
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