Promoting psychological resources for coping with problematic media use: Development and evaluation of a training intervention

Promoting psychological resources for coping with problematic media use: Development and evaluation of a training intervention

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Digital media have become an integral part viqua-f4 of everyday life, education and work.However, intensive and problematic media use, and in particular problematic smartphone use has been shown to reliably predict reduced well-being and increased stress.Therefore, it is essential to investigate the factors that lead to problematic smartphone use and respective negative well-being outcomes and to develop interventions that effectively address these factors.Considering self-control and fear of missing out (FoMO) as key psychological factors promoting problematic smartphone use, we present a conceptual model explaining the emergence of digital stress due to problematic smartphone use, upon which we built a blended training intervention against digital stress.

A controlled trial evaluation of the training intervention provided data at multiple time duospiritalis.com points for multilevel regression analyses on a sample of 175 university students.The results indicated that the intervention was effective in reducing FoMO (fear of missing out) and increasing self-control.Indirect effects suggested that both the reduction in FoMO and the gain in self-control effectively reduced emotional irritation and perceived stress via a reduction in problematic smartphone use.Conclusively, the findings identify key psychological factors that promote problematic smartphone use and demonstrate that these factors can be effectively addressed through appropriate psychological interventions.