Scroll Sense: Exploring Relationships Between Social Media Habits and a Digital Wellness iOS Application

Overview

Purpose/Hypothesis Excessive social media usage is linked to anxiety/depression, sleep problems, and academic difficulties. Teen screen time has doubled over the past decade, and few studies test whether digital-wellness tools can improve usage. The purpose of this project is to evaluate whether a digital-wellness app promoting mindful social media usage could support healthier usage. Hypothesis: Usage of my Scroll Sense app will be associated with positive changes in social media habits. Procedure I launched Scroll Sense, a digital-wellness iOS app with these core features - social media time planner, goal-setting, mindfulness reminders, journaling, and a Pomodoro-based focus timer. A paired pre- and post-app usage longitudinal study was conducted with over 100 participants, who completed the same survey on social media use, emotional well-being, focus, sleep, and academic impact before and after using the Scroll Sense app for 30 days. Key Findings After app usage - 60% of participants reduced social media use. Anxiety levels dropped by 30%; improvements in focus, mindfulness, sleep, and academic performance were observed. Intention of usage also improved; positive consumption went up by 47%. People who used the app more had more benefits in social media time reduction, anxiety, etc. Discussion Paired statistical tests showed that the improvements were unlikely due to chance. Mindful tools, social media time planner, and daily check-ins supported intentional and reduced usage, while productivity tools lowered anxiety and improved sleep and academic focus. Conclusion The results support the hypothesis that a digital-wellness framework improves people’s social media habits and daily functioning. An awareness-based, teen-designed digital-wellness app can help adolescents develop healthier and intentional social media habits by focusing on reflection, planning, mindfulness, and content awareness rather than restriction.

Competition history

• CSEF 2026 Behavioral & Social Sciences (Junior Division) · Entry J-03-07

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