Reactions to Social Media Warning Labels Among Teens and Young Adults

Not Recruiting

Trial ID: NCT07199660

Age - 13 Years-29 Years Gender - ALL Accepting Healthy Volunteers - yes

Purpose

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate whether social media warnings are perceived as more effective than control labels among teens and young adults, and to identify the most promising topics for social media warnings for these age groups. A secondary objective is to compare perceived message effectiveness of warnings refined using artificial intelligence (AI) vs. those not refined using AI.

Official Title

An Evaluation of Social Media Warning Labels for Teens and Young Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Stanford Investigator(s)

Anna H Grummon

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* Age between 13-29 years
* Reside in the United States
* Able to complete a survey in English
* Access to the internet

Exclusion Criteria:

* Younger than 13 or older than 29 years
* Reside outside of the United States
* Unable to complete a survey in English
* Lacks access to the internet

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Intervention(s):

behavioral: Human-developed negative body image warning

behavioral: Voluntary warning

behavioral: Human-developed depression and anxiety warning

behavioral: Human-developed addiction warning

behavioral: Human-developed sleep warning

behavioral: Human-developed mental health harms to young people warning

behavioral: Human-developed warning that social media has not been proven safe

behavioral: Control message

behavioral: California's proposed social media warning

behavioral: Artificial-intelligence-developed depression and anxiety warning

behavioral: Artificial-intelligence-developed negative body image warning

behavioral: Artificial-intelligence-developed addiction warning

behavioral: Artificial-intelligence-developed sleep warning

behavioral: Artificial-intelligence-developed mental health harms to young people warning

behavioral: Artificial-intelligence-developed warning that social media has not been proven safe

Not Recruiting

Contact Information

Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
Amanda Study Team, MPH
650-598-2672

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