Johannes Thrul

Biographic Data

ID1245266
NAMEJohannes Thrul
GIVEN NAMESJohannes
FAMILY NAMEThrul
SIGNATURETHRUL J
AFFILIATIONSJohns Hopkins University
ORCID0000-0001-8929-9579
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS41
TOTAL CITATIONS25
AUTHOR COUNT41
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX3

  • Association between past-negative time perspective and digital addiction

    Open AccessYu Gu, Wen Zheng et al.ARTICLECurrent Psychology2026

  • Enhancing digital wellbeing in Saudi Arabia

    Open AccessDahlia Aljuboori, K Kim et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Human Dynamics2026

    Introduction Digital media use is rising among Saudi youth, raising concerns about mental health and wellbeing. Methods This qualitative study aimed to gather perspectives from relevant stakeholders (e.g., teachers, religious leaders, community members, influencers, etc.) to inform the development of a culturally tailored intervention to improve digital wellbeing among adolescents in Saudi Arabia. Using snowball sampling, we recruited 58 stakehol…

  • Social media reduction or abstinence interventions are providing mental health benefits—Reanalysis of a published meta-analysis

    Open AccessJohannes Thrul, Janardan Devkota et al.ARTICLEPsychology of Popular Media2025

    018). These findings suggest that social media use reduction/abstinence interventions should have a minimum length of 1 week or longer to confer mental health benefits. An ideal intervention length may be around 3 weeks, but future research is needed to confirm this

  • Natural, #Vegan, #Healing

    Kathryn Heley, Linnea Laestadius et al.ARTICLESubstance Use & Misuse2025

    BACKGROUND: Despite limited scientific evidence, public perceptions of cannabis as health enhancing are significant. As food products, cannabis edibles (edibles), may also leverage food-related associations that convey health. Social media is a prominent and influential source of largely unregulated cannabis information and a potential place to correct misinformation. Given its potential to shape product appeal and perceptions of health benefits …

  • Co-Use of Nicotine Products and Cannabis and Its Association with ENDS Dependence Among U.S. adults Frequently Using ENDS

    Qinghua Nian, Jeffrey J Hardesty et al.ARTICLESubstance Use & Misuse2025

    Background: People who use electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) often also use other nicotine products and cannabis. This study explores the co-use of these substances among adults frequently using ENDS and examines its association with ENDS dependence. Objectives: Data came from wave 5 (February–April 2023) of a longitudinal study. A subsample of 1,290 U.S. adults (21+) who self-reported using ENDS 5+ days/week and uploaded photos of thei…

  • ‘I crave not to feel uncomfortable’ – investigating craving for opioids and cannabis among individuals with chronic pain

    Johannes Thrul, Courtney D Nordeck et al.ARTICLEDrugs Education Prevention and…2025

    Background: The assessment of drug craving is common in survey studies, including those using real-time data collection methods, such as Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA). However, few studies investigate how participants with chronic pain interpret the word 'craving' and how interpretations impact survey responses. Methods: We conducted a mixed-methods study among 12 individuals with chronic pain who were using prescription opioids and canna…

  • Alcohol Use in the Early Postpartum Period

    Open AccessSarah Dauber, Janardan Devkota et al.ARTICLEDrug and Alcohol Review2025

  • Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment training for Nigerian primary care physicians

    Open AccessHonest Anaba, Johannes Thrul et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Substance use disorder (SUD) poses a significant public health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, where evidence-based approaches such as Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) are rarely integrated into primary healthcare. In Nigeria, primary care providers often lack substance use prevention training, limiting their ability to identify and manage individuals with risky substance use patterns. This pilot study is the firs…

  • Contextual adaptation of digital wellbeing interventions for young people

    Open AccessDahlia Aljuboori, Laura K Clary et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2025

    In today's world, the internet is seamlessly woven into every facet of our existence. This constant engagement with digital media has generated concerns about the negative effects of digital media use, especially among adolescents. These concerns have led to the development and testing of numerous digital wellbeing interventions that focus on adolescents' digital media use. However, these interventions are lacking in the Middle East and North Afr…

  • Stakeholder perspectives on digital wellbeing in Saudi Arabia

    Open AccessSaud Abdulaziz Alomairah, Mary C Carras et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Findings from this diverse stakeholder sample suggest that digital well-being interventions in Saudi Arabia should prioritize youth, focusing on education-based approaches and apps for media regulation. Incorporating these perspectives can lead to culturally relevant interventions addressing the unique challenges of digital media use in Saudi Arabia. The generalizability of the findings may be limited due to sample size and potential overrepresen…

  • Smoking cessation message testing to inform app-based interventions for young adults – an online experiment

    Open AccessJosef Hamoud, Janardan Devkota et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Distraction and acceptance messages received similar ratings among young adults who smoke cigarettes. Message revisions may be needed to increase appeal to women, SGM, those with lower education, and those less motivated to quit. Messages will be refined and used in an ongoing micro-randomized trial to investigate their real-time impact on smoking urges and behaviors

  • Concurrent availability of cannabinoid and tobacco products in licensed tobacco retailers in three U.S. cities

    Open AccessTorra E Spillane, Joanna E Cohen et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Drug…2025

    This study identified a significant presence of cannabinoids in tobacco retailers across three U.S. cities with differing cannabis laws, with higher odds of being sold in stores selling e-cigarettes and cigars. Findings indicate an interconnected retail landscape for tobacco and cannabinoid products, highlighting a need for enhanced regulatory oversight and improved compliance with existing policies

  • Do Smartphone Apps Impact Long-Term Smoking Cessation for Sexual and Gender Minority Adults? Exploratory Results from a 2-Arm Randomized Trial Comparing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Standard…

    Margarita Santiago-Torres, Kristin E Mull et al.ARTICLEJournal of Homosexuality2025References: 52

    Sexual and gender minority (SGM) adults face unique challenges in accessing smoking cessation care due to stigma tied to their identities and smoking. While cessation apps show promise in the general population, their efficacy for SGM adults is unclear. This study utilized data from a randomized trial to compare two cessation apps, iCanQuit (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based) and QuitGuide (US Clinical Practice Guidelines-based) among 403 S…

  • Centering and flourishing

    Open AccessJulia Rohde, Julia S Rohde et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2024

    Despite widespread engagement in contemplative religious practices, comparatively little research has been conducted on their potential effects on well-being. Furthermore, few studies have focused on how an explicitly religious framing may impact the outcomes of such practices. In this online randomized controlled trial (N = 702), we tested the well-being effects of a contemplative prayer practice called Centering Prayer on self-identifying Chris…

  • Content analysis of marketing features in US nicotine pouch ads from 2021 to 2023

    Lauren Czaplicki, Dana Tfayli et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2024

    We observed a decline in terms of connecting nicotine pouches to other tobacco products and an increase in potentially youth-appealing convenience claims. Future research should investigate how these features impact risk perceptions and use intentions among people who never and currently use tobacco to inform regulations (ie, restrict youth-appealing claims)

  • Situations and roles of cannabis versus cigarette use

    Open AccessJulia Mcquoid, Timothy Regan et al.ARTICLEHealth & Place2024Cited by: 1References: 5

  • Canadian healthcare workers’ mental health and health behaviours during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessVincent Gosselin Boucher, Brook L Haight et al.ARTICLECanadian Journal of Public Health2023Cited by: 1References: 38

    Results demonstrate that the impacts of COVID-19 on HCWs' mental health and health behaviours were significant, and varied by sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., sex, age, income)

  • Burden of mental distress in the US associated with trust in media for Covid-19 information

    Open AccessMadhu Jalan, Kira E Riehm et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2022

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, news and social media outlets have played a major role in dissemination of information. This analysis aimed to study the association between trust in social and traditional media and experiences of mental distress among a representative sample of US adults. Data for this study came from National Pandemic Pulse, a cross-sectional, nationally representative survey that sampled participants on the Dynata platform. Parti…

  • When Engagement Leads to Action

    Yonaira M Rivera, Meghan Bridgid Moran et al.ARTICLEHealth Communication2022

    Latinos/as - the largest minority group in the U.S. - are avid Facebook users, making this an opportune tool to educate on the uptake of cancer prevention and screening behaviors. However, there is a dearth in scholarship exploring how Latinos/as engage with and act upon health content encountered on social media, which may be influenced by cultural values. This qualitatively-driven, mixed-methods study explores how Latinos/as engage with and act…

  • Drinking location moderates the association between social group size and alcohol consumption among young adults

    Open AccessErin M Anderson Goodell, Emmanuel Kuntsche et al.ARTICLEDrug and Alcohol Review2022

  • Postpartum heavy episodic drinking

    Open AccessSarah Dauber, Allison West et al.ARTICLEDrug and Alcohol Review2022

  • Web3 and digital mental health

    Open AccessJohannes Thrul, Luther G Kalb et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2022

    OPINION article Front. Psychiatry, 22 July 2022Sec. Digital Mental Health https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.945830

  • Trends in cannabis use among U.S. adults amid the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessSavannah G Brenneke, Courtney D Nordeck et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Drug…2022

  • Mentoring in the Time of Covid‐19

    Open AccessMichelle R Kaufman, Kate Wright et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Community…2022Cited by: 5References: 36

    This study explored the experiences of mentors to youth during the early months of the COVID‐19 pandemic. The study aims were to examine (1) the role of the pandemic on mentor–mentee interactions and relationships and (2) the ways in which mentors could be supported during the health crisis to better meet youth needs. Six online focus groups were conducted with 39 mentors. Mentor participants included 26 females and 11 males (two did not disclose…

  • Whitewashing psychedelics

    Johannes Thrul, Albert Garcia‐RomeuARTICLEDrugs Education Prevention and…2021

    Growing research on potential therapeutic applications of highly restricted Schedule I hallucinogens, including the ‘classic psychedelic’ psilocybin, and the entactogen 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphet