Can a school program curb phone snubbing and improve teen mental health?
NCT ID NCT07186075
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a special education program for high school students aged 15-17 aimed at reducing 'phubbing' (snubbing others by using a phone) and improving mental health literacy. 36 students with high phubbing and low mental health knowledge took part, with half receiving the program and half not. Researchers measured changes using scales before, after, and later to see if the program worked.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Phubbing and Mental Health Literacy Education for Adolescents
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this education program could help reduce phone snubbing and improve mental health awareness in teenagers.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 36 participants, so results may not apply to all teens. The intervention is behavioral and effects may vary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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36 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Finished
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Feb 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The research was conducted in two Anatolian high schools in Zonguldak. The study sample consisted of 36 adolescents between the ages of 15 and 17 with high levels of phubbing and low levels of mental health literacy (intervention group= 18, control group= 18).
- Ages
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15 to 17 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: Being a volunteer * Being in the 10th or 11th grade * The adolescent must have a smartphone * The adolescent must have a high phubbing scale score and a low adolescent mental health literacy scale score * The adolescent must not have any auditory, visual or learning disabilities * Being able to speak and understand Turkish Exclusion Criteria: Not volunteering * Being in the 9th or 12th grade * Not having a smartphone * Having a low phubbing scale score and a high adolescent mental health literacy scale score * Having any learning disabilities * Not being able to speak and understand Turkish
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University
Zonguldak, Merkez, Turkey (Türkiye)
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