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Digital Strategies for Screen Time Reduction: A Randomized Field Experiment

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dc.contributor.authorZimmermann, Laura
dc.contributor.authorSobolev, Michael
dc.contributor.rorhttps://ror.org/02jjdwm75
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-12T13:26:31Z
dc.date.available2024-11-12T13:26:31Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-17
dc.description.abstractMany consumers nowadays wish to reduce their smartphone usage in the hope of improving productivity and well-being. We conducted a pre-registered field experiment (Nā€‰=ā€‰112) over a period of several weeks to test the effectiveness of two widely available digital strategies for screen time reduction. The effectiveness of a design friction intervention (i.e., activating grayscale mode) was compared with a goal-setting intervention (i.e., self-commitment to time limits) and a control condition (i.e., self-monitoring). The design friction intervention led to an immediate, significant reduction of objectively measured screen time compared with the control condition. Conversely, the goal-setting intervention led to a smaller and more gradual screen time reduction. In contrast to the popular belief that reducing screen time has broad benefits, we found no immediate causal effect of reducing usage on subjective well-being and academic performance.
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dc.identifier.citationZimmermann L, Sobolev M. Digital Strategies for Screen Time Reduction: A Randomized Field Experiment. Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2023 Jan;26(1):42-49. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2022.0027
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2022.0027
dc.identifier.issn2152-2723
dc.identifier.officialurlhttps://home.liebertpub.com/publications/cyberpsychology-behavior-and-social-networking/10
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14417/3335
dc.issue.number1
dc.journal.titleCyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
dc.language.isoen
dc.page.final49
dc.page.initial42
dc.page.total7
dc.publisherMary Ann Liebert
dc.relation.departmentMarketing & Communication
dc.relation.entityIE University
dc.relation.schoolIE Business School
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject.keywordDesign friction
dc.subject.keywordDigital nudge
dc.subject.keywordGoal-setting
dc.subject.keywordScreen time
dc.subject.keywordSmartphone
dc.subject.keywordTime limits
dc.titleDigital Strategies for Screen Time Reduction: A Randomized Field Experiment
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dc.volume.number26
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