Effectiveness and working mechanisms of e-health modules focusing on worry and self-esteem for anxiety symptoms in undergraduates

Conditions: Generalized anxiety disorder
anxiety symptoms
10002861

Registration Number: NL-OMON51300

Lead Sponsor: niversiteit van Tilburg

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 225

Inclusion Criteria

- Adults (18 years or older)
- Students of Tilburg University
- GAD-7 score of 5 or higher (generalized anxiety disorder diagnosis is
permitted)

Exclusion Criteria

- Presence of severe psychopathology (other than generalized anxiety disorder)
or addiction
- Simultaneous psychological care or (e-)treatment
- A medical condition that affects psychological well-being
- High suicide risk (acute planning or severe suicidal ideation)
- Acute grief
- Medication use is allowed, but must have been stable in the past 3 months and
must (probably) remain stable in the next 3 months

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>• Anxiety: State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI - trait)<br /><br>• Worry: Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ)</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>• Self-esteem: Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES)<br /><br>• Metacognitions: Metacognitions Questionnaire (MCQ)<br /><br>• Psychological well-being: Mental Health Continuum - Short Form (MHC-SF)<br /><br>• Positive emotions: Modified Differential Emotions Scale (mDES)<br /><br>• Depressive symptoms: Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)<br /><br>• Exposure tendency: Self-reported Engagement in Exposure exercises<br /><br>Questionnaire (SEEQ)<br /><br>• Avoidance: Fear Questionnaire (FQ)</p><br>