Beyond being the world's largest social network, Facebook is for many also one of its greatest sources of digital distraction. For students, problematic use has been associated with negative effects on academic achievement and general wellbeing. To understand what strategies could help users regain control, we investigated how simple interventions to the Facebook UI affect behaviour and perceived control. We assigned 58 university students to one of three interventions: goal reminders, removed newsfeed, or white background (control). We logged use for 6 weeks, applied interventions in the middle weeks, and administered fortnightly surveys. Both goal reminders and removed newsfeed helped participants stay on task and avoid distraction. However, goal reminders were often annoying, and removing the newsfeed made some fear missing out on information. Our findings point to future interventions such as controls for adjusting types and amount of available information, and flexible blocking which matches individual definitions of 'distraction'.

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“我只是想攻击自己以免分心”：评估 Facebook 上自我控制的设计干预

除了是世界上最大的社交网络之外，Facebook 还是许多人最大的数字干扰来源之一。对于学生来说，有问题的使用与对学业成绩和整体幸福感的负面影响有关。为了了解哪些策略可以帮助用户重新获得控制权，我们调查了对 Facebook 用户界面的简单干预如何影响行为和感知控制。我们将 58 名大学生分配到以下三种干预措施中的一种：目标提醒、删除新闻源或白色背景（控制）。我们记录了 6 周的使用情况，在中间几周应用干预措施，并每两周进行一次调查。目标提醒和删除的新闻源都有助于参与者专注于任务并避免分心。然而，进球提醒往往很烦人，删除新闻源让一些人担心会错过信息。我们的研究结果指出了未来的干预措施，例如控制调整可用信息的类型和数量，以及与“分心”的个人定义相匹配的灵活阻止。