The Effects of Mental Fatigue Created by Social Media on Upper Extremity Performance

NCT ID: NCT06088524

Last Updated: 2023-10-18

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 29 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-01-05
• Study Completion Date: 2023-10-01

Brief Summary

There are a limited number of studies in the literature, and it is stated that mental fatigue caused by social media use causes a decrease in upper-extremity movement speed and a decrease in lower-extremity endurance performance. Therefore, this study aims to determine the effects of social media-induced mental fatigue on upper extremity performance.

Detailed Description

Mental fatigue is a psychobiological condition that requires prolonged cognitive activity and is characterized by subjective feelings of "tiredness" and "lack of energy." It reduces sport-related decision-making, technical skills, motor control and endurance performances. This has led to a condition known as social media fatigue among many users, where they feel exhausted from repeated exposure to an enormous amount of information from brands. Social media fatigue is "the tendency of social media users to withdraw from social media when they are overwhelmed by too many social media sites, too many friends and followers, and too much time spent online to maintain these connections".Researchers have drawn attention to the negative effects of internet-induced fatigue, which is increasing daily, and emphasized that excessive internet use can lead to physical and psychological problems. Although there are a limited number of studies in the literature, there is a limited number of studies investigating the effects of mental fatigue caused by social media use on upper extremity performance.Therefore, this study aims to determine the effects of mental fatigue caused by social media on upper extremity performance.

Conditions

Mental Fatigue; Upper Extremity Performance; Social Media

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Interventions

Social Media Fatigue

Mental Fatigue creation protocol: It has been reported that at least 30 minutes of social media use causes mental fatigue and impairs lower extremity and decision-making performance (Fortes et al., 2021). For mental fatigue with social media, participants will be created with 45 minutes of continuous use of social media (instagram, facebook, twitter, youtube) on smartphones by concentrating with headphones.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Volunteering to participate in the study
• Being sedentary
• To be between the ages of 18-30

Exclusion Criteria

• Any mental or sensory problems in the last six months
• Acute infection or chronic disease of neurological, psychiatric, orthopedic, cardiological, rheumatological, etc. origin
• Having had any upper extremity injury and/or operation (trauma, surgery, fracture, etc.) in the last six months
• Regular medication use

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 30 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Burçin Akçay

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Arzu Genç

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Canan Demir

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Ozan Bahadır Turkmen

PhD Candidate

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University

Balıkesir, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

2022-187

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id