The purpose of this study is test the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Family Media Use plan among teens and their parents through a randomized intervention and assess impact on outcomes including family media rules and health behavior outcomes.
For this study there will be three time points of data collection and participant contact by Qualtrics: Time 1: Baseline Participants (teen and parent dyads) will be randomized into one of two tracks: Track A: Family Media Use Plan intervention Track B: Awareness intervention (delayed start intervention) The track A group will complete a survey regarding technology rules, tech use, and health behaviors, as well as the Family Media Use Plan embedded into the survey. Track B group will only complete the baseline survey. Time 2: Follow Up Survey: 4-6 weeks after baseline Track A group will complete a follow-up survey similar to the baseline with additional follow-up questions around their use of the family media use plan. The track B group will complete a similar survey and receive the Awareness Intervention, providing resources available regarding youth and media use . Time 3: Follow Up Survey: 3-4 months after baseline All participants will be asked to complete their corresponding tracks (track A or track B) survey again to understand use media use and health behaviors change over time. Track A or B designated questions are labeled within each uploaded survey.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
1,520
A tool developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics that engages teens and parent to discuss internet safety ideas and develop rules around technology use together.
Resources offered to parents and teens that include tools and publicly available resources for safe technology use among teens
University of Wisconsin Madison
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Technology and Media Use Rules
Increases in the number of positive responses to technology and media rules followed or maintained
Time frame: 4 months after initial baseline
Changes in sleep behavior
Changes in sleep as measured by the 8 item Pediatric Daytime Sleepiness Scale (PDSS). Participants will assess their sleep behaviors by answering each item with "never", "seldom", "sometimes", "frequently", or "always". Items are scored from 0-4 (never= 0; seldom=1; sometimes=2; frequently=3; always=4) with a score above 16 indicating poor sleep behavior.
Time frame: 2 and 4 months after initial baseline (Time 2 and 3)
Changes in risk for Problematic Internet Use
Changes in problematic internet use symptoms as measured by the 18-item Problematic and Risky Internet Use Screening Scale (PRIUSS). For each item participants will select from "never", "rarely", "sometimes", "often", or "very often" in relation to their internet use over the last 6 months. Each option is coded with "never" equal to 1 and "very often" equal to 5. An overall composite score is calculated at the end, with an overall score of 25 indicating a risk for problematic internet use.
Time frame: 2 and 4 months after initial baseline (Time 2 and 3)
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