The Digital Wellbeing Project
- Conditions
- Mental Health
- Registration Number
- NCT05061966
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
- Brief Summary
This goal of this randomized control trial is to test whether a web application that provides sexual and gender minority youth ages 13-19 (N=200) with tools for affirming their identities and coping with minority stress can affect key psychosocial outcomes, such as coping self-efficacy and symptoms of anxiety and depression.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 270
- Are between 13-19 years of age (inclusive)
- Self-identify as a sexual or gender minority
- Are English literate
- Reside within the United States
- Have access to a device that has internet access, a web browser, and SMS capabilities, such as a smartphone, computer, or tablet
- Willingness to participate in study activities
- Not between 13-19 years of age (inclusive)
- Does not self-identify as a sexual or gender minority
- Is not English literate
- Does not reside within the United States
- Does not have access to a device that has internet access, a web browser, and SMS capabilities, such as a smartphone, computer, or tablet
- Unwilling to participate in study activities
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Coping Self-efficacy 4-week follow-up The Stress Appraisals Measure for Adolescents includes three subscales (Challenge subscale; Threat subscale; Resources subscale). Each of these subscales is answered on a 5-point scale (1=strongly disagree to 5=strongly agree). A mean score was computed for each subscale, with higher values indicating greater endorsement of each respective stress appraisal.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Identity Affirmation 4-week follow-up The Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Positive Identity Measure-Authenticity Subscale has a scoring range from 1 to 7 (1=strongly disagree to 7=strongly agree). A mean score was computed, whereby greater values indicate greater feelings of authenticity.
Anxiety Symptoms 4-week follow-up The General Anxiety Disorder-7 scale has a range from 0 to 21. Scores were computed by summing the items. Higher scores indicate greater anxiety symptomatology.
Sense of Belonging to the Queer Community 4-week follow-up The Thwarted Belongingness subscale of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire is a 5-item scale that is answered on a 7-point scale (1=not at all true" to 7=very true for me). We computed a sum score ranging from 5 to 35, where higher scores indicate a lack of sense of belonging
Depression Symptoms 4-week follow-up The Patient Health Questionnaire-8 inventory has a range from 0 to 24. A summed score was computed, where higher scores indicate greater depression symptomatology.
Internalization of Minority Stress 4-week follow-up The Coping with Discrimination Scale- Internalization Subscale has a scoring range from 1 to 6 (1=never to 6=always). We computed a mean score, where higher scores indicate greater internalization of blame for minority stress
Cognitive and Behavioral Coping Skills 4-week follow-up The Brief COPE inventory is comprised of 11 subscales: Self-distraction; Active coping; Emotional support; Instrumental support; Venting; Positive reframing; Planning; Acceptance; Self-blame; Substance use; and, Behavioral disengagement. Participants answered each subscale using a 4-point scale (1="I haven't been doing this at all" to 4="I've been doing this a lot"). A mean score was computed for each subscale, with higher values indicating greater use of that coping skill.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Pennsylvania
🇺🇸Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
University of Pennsylvania🇺🇸Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States