A Short, Animated Storytelling Video to Boost Psychological Capital
- Conditions
- Psychological Capital
- Interventions
- Other: short, animated storytelling attention placebo videoOther: short, animated storytelling video (intervention video)
- Registration Number
- NCT05718973
- Lead Sponsor
- University Hospital Freiburg
- Brief Summary
This study will evaluate the effect of a short, animated storytelling intervention video on positive psychological capital intervention on immediate and medium-term psychological capital and related constructs, gratitude and happiness. We will also measure voluntary engagement with the content of the short, animated storytelling intervention video on positive psychological capital.
In this 4-armed, parallel, randomized controlled trial, 10,000 adult, US participants will be randomly assigned to (1) a short, animated storytelling intervention video on positive psychological capital followed by the psychological capital , gratitude and happiness surveys (2) the surveys only, (3) an attention placebo control video followed by the before mentioned surveys, and (4) an arm that is exposed to neither the video nor the surveys. Two weeks later, participants in all four arms will complete all of the surveys.
The primary outcome is psychological capital (immediate and medium-term). Secondary outcomes are gratitude and happiness (immediate and medium-term) as well as voluntary engagement with the short, animated storytelling video content.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10000
- Registration with the Prolific platform
- none
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Attention Placebo Control Arm short, animated storytelling attention placebo video The Attention Placebo Control Arm will view an attention placebo control video, unrelated to the outcomes measured in this trial, before completing the CPC-12R, the GQ-6 and the single-item validated happiness scale. Two weeks later, the participants will complete the CPC-12R, the GQ-6 and the single-item validated happiness scale. Intervention Arm short, animated storytelling video (intervention video) At Time 1, the Intervention Arm will view a short, animated storytelling video designed to promote psychological capital and, immediately thereafter, complete the CPC-12R, the GQ-6 as well as a single-item validated happiness scale. Two weeks later, the participants will complete the CPC-12R, the GQ-6 and the single-item validated happiness scale.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Immediate effect of the short, animated storytelling intervention video on positive psychological capital immediately after watching the video The immediate effect of the short, animated storytelling intervention video on positive psychological capital, as measured by the CPC-12R, the GQ-6 and the single-item validated happiness scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Medium-term effect of the short, animated storytelling intervention video on psychological capital 2 weeks The medium-term effect of the short, animated storytelling intervention video on psychological capital after two weeks.
Immediate effect of the short, animated storytellingintervention video on gratitude and happiness immediately after watching the video The effect of the short, animated storytellingintervention video on gratitude and happiness, both related to the construct of positive psychological capital
Medium-term effect of exposure to psychological capital and related psychological scales on these same outcomes 2 weeks The effect of exposure to psychological capital and related psychological scales on these same outcomes, measured two weeks later