Self-selected goals outperform assigned goals in reducing mobile phone usage: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial.
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- 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119683
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- 2026 Oct
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- Social science & medicine (1982)
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119683,
title = {Self-selected goals outperform assigned goals in reducing mobile phone usage: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial.},
author = {Sachdeva A and Somasundaram J and Sharma KK},
year = {2026},
journal = {Social science \& medicine (1982)},
doi = {10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119683},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119683}
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TY - JOUR TI - Self-selected goals outperform assigned goals in reducing mobile phone usage: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial. AU - Sachdeva A AU - Somasundaram J AU - Sharma KK PY - 2026 JO - Social science & medicine (1982) DO - 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119683 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119683 ER -
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A, S., J, S., & KK, S. (2026). Self-selected goals outperform assigned goals in reducing mobile phone usage: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial.. Social science & medicine (1982). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119683
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