Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change and Anxiety

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Psychological; Physical Activity
• Interventions: Behavioral: Transtheoretical Model

• Registration Number: NCT03363737
• Lead Sponsor: University of Mississippi, Oxford

Brief Summary

Examine the utility of the Transtheoretical Model in influencing anxiety among college students. Employ a randomized controlled intervention including a static and dynamic Facebook intervention. The static group accessed a Facebook page featuring 96 statuses. Statuses were intended to engage cognitive processes, followed by behavioral processes of change per the Transtheoretical Model of behavior change. Content posted on the static Facebook page was identical to the dynamic page. However, the static group viewed all 96 statuses on the first day of the study, while the dynamic group received only 1-2 of these status updates per day throughout the intervention. Anxiety was measured using the Overall Anxiety Severity and Impairment Scale (OASIS). Time spent engaging in physical activity was assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-10-18
• Primary Completion: 2017-08-24
• Study Completion: 2017-08-24
• Study First Submitted: 2017-11-29
• Status Verified: 2017-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-12-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-12-05
• Study First Posted: 2017-12-06
• Last Update Posted: 2017-12-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 39

Inclusion Criteria

• Having an active Facebook account
• Daily access to a Smart Phone
• Current University of Mississippi email account

Exclusion Criteria

• Outside the age range of 18-35

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Static	Transtheoretical Model	-
Dynamic	Transtheoretical Model	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in Anxiety	At baseline and at the end of the 8-week intervention	OASIS, Overall Anxiety Severity and Impairment Scale. There are 5 questions in this scale, with each question including 5 response options (ranging from 0-4). The total score is reported, which ranges from 0-20 (higher score indicates greater anxiety).