The study was a randomized controlled trial designed to examine whether augmenting traditional sleep hygiene and stimulus control procedures with technology use reduction stimulus control procedures would produce better sleep and technology usage outcomes.
Sixty college students were randomized to a 4-week sleep hygiene and stimulus control intervention (ACI) or an enhanced intervention including technology stimulus control instructions (TI).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
60
Participants were provided with sleep hygiene and stimulus control procedure plus procedures to reduce technology usage in bed (i.e., technology usage stimulus control). In addition to the sleep hygiene and stimulus control procedures, participants were also given a set of procedures aimed at changing technology usage behavior at bedtime and throughout the day.
Participants were provided with sleep hygiene and stimulus control procedures.
Oakland University
Rochester, Michigan, United States
Sleep Quality
Scores on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
Time frame: From baseline to posttest, approximately 5 weeks
Technology Usage
Self-reported usage of various forms of technology in minutes
Time frame: From baseline to posttest, approximately 5 weeks
Sleep Hygiene
Scores on the Sleep Hygiene Practice Scale
Time frame: From baseline to posttest, approximately 5 weeks
Sleep Control
Scores on the Motivation Survey
Time frame: From baseline to posttest, approximately 5 weeks
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