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The influence of a Self-Control Training App on Students’ Levels of Self-Control and Bedtime Procrastination : A Single Case Experimental Design
Brink, Renske van den (2023) The influence of a Self-Control Training App on Students’ Levels of Self-Control and Bedtime Procrastination : A Single Case Experimental Design.
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| Abstract: | Bedtime procrastination is an increasingly common societal problem, with detrimental consequences for one’s well-being and mental health. Because of the behavioural component of bedtime procrastination, current theories suggest that it is a form of self-control failure. Prior research has found that self-control training (SCT) is effective in increasing self-control, but it has not yet been examined if and how changes in self-control affect bedtime procrastination. This study aimed to evaluate to what extent the SCT-app SCIPP affects students’ level of self-control as well as bedtime procrastination. An introduction-withdrawal single-case experimental design (SCED) was during which participants were asked to use SCIPP as well as fill in daily questionnaires on self-control and bedtime procrastination. Data was analysed using visual and statistical analyses. Intervention effects for all participants turned out to be non-significant. Bedtime procrastination and self-control do not seem to co-vary over time. A negative autocorrelation pattern seems present for half of the participants regarding bedtime procrastination. Results of this study suggest that the current version of SCIPP might not be effective for users aged 22-34 who do not have a mental illness. Next to that, bedtime procrastination might be dependent on factors other than self-control. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology MSc (66604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/96193 |
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