Social media, exercise, and mindfulness for college students
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study tests whether limiting social media to a few minutes daily and doing brief exercise or mindfulness activities for two weeks can improve well-being. It is for Johns Hopkins students who use social media a lot and currently exercise an hour or less each day.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older
- You are a Johns Hopkins University student
- You own an iPhone or Android smartphone and use social media more than 1 hour per day
- You are willing to share screenshots of your phone's screen time data
- You currently exercise an average of 1 hour or less per day
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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