Date of Graduation
Fall 2021
Degree
Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis
Department
Psychology
Committee Chair
Michael Clayton
Abstract
Social media is a widely used tool and the effects it has on well-being and productivity levels are well known. Due to widespread concern about the negative effects (e.g., addiction, reduced productivity, unhappiness) of social media there is increased interest in methods for reducing this behavior. Self-management techniques have shown great utility for managing behavior. The current study used a changing-criterion design with an embedded reversal to determine the effectiveness of a self-management treatment package on decreasing participant social media usage. The treatment package consisted of feedback, self-monitoring, goal setting, and a token economy. Results of the current study show that using self-management techniques may be an effective way to decrease social media use. All three participants showed decreased social media usage throughout the intervention and maintained that level of use two-weeks after treatment had ended.
Keywords
self-management, social media, token economy, feedback, goal setting, self-monitoring
Subject Categories
Applied Behavior Analysis
Copyright
© Olivia Joy Solari
Recommended Citation
Solari, Olivia Joy, "Using Self-Management Procedures to Decrease Social Media Usage in Adults" (2021). MSU Graduate Theses/Dissertations. 3700.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/3700
