Efficacy of a Short, Animated Storytelling Video to Boost Psychological Capital in the Post-pandemic Era: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Psychological Capital
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Freiburg
- Enrollment
- 10000
- Primary Endpoint
- Immediate effect of the short, animated storytelling intervention video on positive psychological capital
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
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.
Investigators
PD Dr. Alexander Supady
Attending Physician
University Hospital Freiburg
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Registration with the Prolific platform
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Immediate effect of the short, animated storytelling intervention video on positive psychological capital
Time Frame: 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 Outcomes
- Medium-term effect of the short, animated storytelling intervention video on psychological capital(2 weeks)
- Immediate effect of the short, animated storytellingintervention video on gratitude and happiness(immediately after watching the video)
- Medium-term effect of exposure to psychological capital and related psychological scales on these same outcomes(2 weeks)