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{"title":"Pilot Study of Factors Influencing Engagement with an mHealth Intervention Among Teens with Eating Disorder Symptoms.","authors":"Erin Kasson, Melissa M Vázquez, Xiao Li, Christine Doroshenko, Hannah S Szlyk, Amanda Montayne, Ellen E Fitzsimmons-Craft, Denise E Wilfley, C Barr Taylor, Patricia A Cavazos-Rehg","doi":"10.1007/s41347-024-00444-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41347-024-00444-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The current pilot study examines engagement with and preliminary effectiveness of an mHealth intervention designed for teens with eating disorders (EDs) to delineate specific user characteristics associated with intervention engagement and the impact of this engagement on ED symptoms.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Teens 14-17 years old with or at high-risk for an ED were recruited from social media (n=29) and provided access to an mHealth intervention for 2 months. At baseline, participants were surveyed on ED and other mental health symptoms and demographics. Bivariate analyses were used to examine associations between baseline characteristics and time spent in the app (<10 vs. ≥ 10 minutes). Qualitative feedback from participants on intervention content and usability was also collected and reported.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Out of the 29 participants, 22 (76%) utilized the app at least once after gaining access. The median number of logins for these users was 6, with an interquartile range spanning from 3 to 15. Over half of teens spent 10 minutes or more engaging with the app during the study period (n=15, 52%). Compared to those who spent less than 10 minutes with the app, those who spent more than 10 minutes engaging with the app were slightly younger, more likely to endorse less chronic ED symptoms, and less likely to report social anxiety disorder (<i>p</i>s < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Teens' distinct user characteristics impact rates of uptake and engagement with an ED-focused mHealth intervention and should be considered in the design and iteration of these tools. mHealth tools have the potential to improve ED recovery outcomes among teens, and future studies should further evaluate the effectiveness of these tools and integration of content to support severe ED symptoms and other comorbid mental health issues.</p>","PeriodicalId":73962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of technology in behavioral science","volume":"10 ","pages":"424-434"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12396739/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144981347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Differences in Self-Monitoring Technology Use and Perceptions Between National Weight Control Registry Participants Maintaining and Regaining Weight.","authors":"Carly M Goldstein, Stephanie P Goldstein, Benjamin T Ladd, Rena R Wing, John Graham Thomas","doi":"10.1007/s41347-024-00448-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41347-024-00448-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Self-monitoring technology (e.g., smartphone applications) aids weight loss, but its role in weight maintenance remains under studied.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To evaluate <i>use</i> and <i>perceptions</i> of self-monitoring technologies in National Weight Control Registry (NWCR) participants (adults who have maintained a ≥30lbs loss for ≥1 year) who maintained versus regained weight.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>NWCR participants completed an online survey about self-monitoring technology use and perceptions. Of 1,000 invited participants, 794 completed the survey. Those who reported gaining ≥2.3kg (5lbs) in the past year were categorized as the \"regain\" group (40.8%); those reporting <2.3kg gain were the \"maintain\" group (59.2%).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The sample (n=794) was mostly female, White, middle-aged adults. \"Regain\" was more interested in technology than paper-based methods to self-monitor weight (<i>p</i><.01) and diet (<i>p</i><.01) but not exercise (<i>p</i>=.23) than \"maintain\". There were no differences in wearable trackers interest, most valued features, or use barriers, but the \"regain\" group was more likely to report guilt, discouragement, body image concerns, and anxiety about weight loss when using behavior-tracking technologies (<i>p</i><.001); rates of discontinuation from these feelings or unhealthy weight control practices were not different between groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This appears to be the first study investigating naturalistic use of self-monitoring technology in a demographically homogenous sample maintaining significant weight loss. The \"regain\" group was more likely to use self-monitoring technology but reported more tracking-associated negative feelings. Future research must determine how to support individuals emotionally and with weight maintenance when self-monitoring contributes to negative byproducts. Other work should identify the optimal elements of self-monitoring technology for weight loss maintenance.</p>","PeriodicalId":73962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of technology in behavioral science","volume":"10 2","pages":"450-460"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12425467/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145066744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Improving the Science of Adolescent Social Media and Mental Health: Challenges and Opportunities of Smartphone-Based Mobile Sensing and Digital Phenotyping.","authors":"Jessica L Hamilton, Melissa J Dreier, Bianca Caproni, Jennifer Fedor, Krina C Durica, Carissa A Low","doi":"10.1007/s41347-024-00443-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41347-024-00443-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The impact of social media (SM) use ('screentime') on adolescent mental health has been the focus of increasing concern, despite mixed findings from empirical research. Current methodological approaches rely on self-reported SM use, which has limited accuracy and obscure the dynamic interplay of SM use and mental health. Smartphone-based mobile sensing offers new opportunities to gain insights into adolescents' SM use patterns and behaviors, particularly at an idiographic level. Considerations and challenges of smartphone sensing methods for capturing adolescents' SM use patterns and behaviors in clinical psychological science are discussed in the context of a pilot study using smartphone-based sensing with adolescents. The pilot study included 19 adolescents (Mean age = 15.84; 68% boys; 79% White) who installed a passive monitoring application (AWARE) on their phones for 31 (SD = 5.6) days. Descriptive data of sensing acceptability and feasibility are presented based on participant ratings and data yield ratio of usable data (74.18%). Sensing yielded 10,038 hourly observations collected from the 'application foreground' sensor across all participants from social media apps, and a total of 645 applications used. Categorization of SM apps were coded (kappa >.90) into 'social networking' (N = 20 apps) and 'broader SM' (N = 41) and compared to both Play Store-defined SM apps (N = 26) and popular SM apps based on Common Sense Media Survey (N = 9). Descriptive data on extracted behavioral features (duration, checking) from SM use categories (binned hourly and daily) are presented. Challenges, opportunities, and future directions of sensing methods for SM use are discussed to inform our understanding of its impacts on mental health and to improve the rigor of SM research in clinical psychological science.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s41347-024-00443-5.</p>","PeriodicalId":73962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of technology in behavioral science","volume":"10 2","pages":"301-319"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12144053/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144251161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Time Spent on Social Media and Associations with Mental Health in Young Adults: Examining TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Snapchat, and Reddit.","authors":"Matthew J Woodward, Caitlin R McGettrick, Olivia G Dick, Mawsoof Ali, Jenni B Teeters","doi":"10.1007/s41347-024-00474-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-024-00474-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Time spent on social media has been an inconsistent predictor of mental health outcomes in young people. However, most studies have assessed social media use globally, with few investigations of the relative influence of specific social media platforms, which may partially account for mixed findings. Furthermore, studies often focus on a single mental health outcome, limiting understanding of how social media relates to psychological well-being. The purpose of the current study was to examine associations between time spent on multiple popular social media platforms and a variety of mental health-related outcomes in a sample of young adults. Participants included 575 young adults who completed an online survey assessing self-reported time spent on Twitter, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Reddit, Snapchat, and Facebook as well as depression, anxiety, PTSD, loneliness, friend support, and self-esteem. Path analyses showed that in the overall sample, greater use of Tiktok and YouTube were consistently associated with more mental health issues, whereas greater use of Snapchat was associated with fewer mental health issues. Models examining results for men and women separately suggested that use of Tiktok was more relevant in women's mental health, whereas use of Reddit was more relevant in men's mental health. Findings highlight that associations are not uniform across social media platforms. More research is needed that compares individual platforms and their relationship to psychological well-being as well as future studies examining how gender impacts findings.</p>","PeriodicalId":73962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of technology in behavioral science","volume":"10 3","pages":"661-671"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12488834/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145234388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adolescents' Self-Regulation of Social Media Use During the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Idiographic Approach.","authors":"Melissa J Dreier, Carissa A Low, Jennifer Fedor, Krina C Durica, Jessica L Hamilton","doi":"10.1007/s41347-024-00465-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41347-024-00465-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Adolescent social media serves a broad range of functions, which may be helpful for some and harmful for others. During the COVID-19 lockdown, social media evolved considerably, occupying an even more central role in adolescents' lives. This study leverages a new approach to measuring social media use behaviors-passive smartphone sensing. Specifically, we aimed to test if and how adolescents self-regulate their social media use in response to how they feel during and after use. This study followed 19 adolescents for 1 month. Participants completed baseline measures, assessing demographic and clinical characteristics. We used passive smartphone sensing to measure objective social media use behaviors (\"screen time\" and checking) for a 1-month period. Adolescents also completed daily diary questions on their mood. Analyses took an idiographic (<i>n</i> = 1) approach. Dynamic structural equation models tested daily and next-day relationships between social media use behaviors and mood for each adolescent. Most adolescents (<i>n</i> = 13 of 19) did not self-regulate their social media use in relation to their mood. Most importantly, they did not use it less when they felt more negative mood during use. That said, some adolescents (<i>n</i> = 6) did alter their social media use behaviors depending on their mood. Each adolescent's pattern of social media use and mood was also qualitatively interpreted within their context of demographic (e.g., experience of holding a minoritized identity) and clinical characteristics (e.g., history of suicidal thoughts and behaviors). These results highlight the next steps for possible intervention points to help adolescents adjust their use patterns to maximize mental health benefits while minimizing possible harm. Findings also begin to develop a template for applying social media use recommendations, while centering the experiences of individual adolescents.</p>","PeriodicalId":73962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of technology in behavioral science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12382371/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144981375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Feasibility, Acceptability, and Effectiveness Pilot Study of a Culturally Adapted and Digitized Food-Focused Media Literacy Intervention: JUS Media? Global Classroom – Somali American","authors":"Tori S. Simenec, Salma A. Ibrahim, Sarah Gillespie, Jasmine Banegas, Gail M. Ferguson","doi":"10.1007/s41347-024-00413-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-024-00413-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of technology in behavioral science","volume":"81 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140964480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Public-Private Partnership Model in Digital Mental Healthcare Domain: Way Forward for India and the Developing World","authors":"Sandeep Vohra, Sandeep Grover, Anand Prakash, Divyani Khurana","doi":"10.1007/s41347-024-00412-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-024-00412-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of technology in behavioral science","volume":" 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140685343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comparing University Students’ Satisfaction with In-Person and Remote Mental Health Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"Emily Hersch, Bayley J. Taple, Tanvi Lakhtakia, E. Lattie","doi":"10.1007/s41347-024-00410-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-024-00410-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of technology in behavioral science","volume":"9 20","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140696521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Relationships Between Protocol Features and Engagement Rates in Studies of Youth Substance Use Using Mobile Technology","authors":"Lalin S. Ozyazgan, Laura-Ann M. Fierro, Samandeep S. Mankatala, Samuel L. Myers Mendoza, Kevin M. Cummins","doi":"10.1007/s41347-024-00406-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-024-00406-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of technology in behavioral science","volume":"34 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140714300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Social Media Utilization, Fear of Missing Out, Upward Social Comparison, and Self-Compassion as Predictors of Psychological Distress and Life Satisfaction Among Individuals with Mental Health Concerns","authors":"O. Berkout, Maureen K. Flynn","doi":"10.1007/s41347-024-00411-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-024-00411-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of technology in behavioral science","volume":"59 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140730226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}