NCT06088524

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

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 29 (actual)
• Sponsor: Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-01-05
• Primary completion: 2023-09-12
• Completion: 2023-10-01
• First posted: 2023-10-18
• Last updated: 2023-10-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)