Feasibility and Efficacy of a Brief Digital Self-efficacy Training
- Conditions
- Self EfficacyStress
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Self-efficacy App
- Registration Number
- NCT05617248
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Zurich
- Brief Summary
The study investigates the effects of a digital, scalable self-efficacy training of repeated recall of self-efficacy memories on mental health outcomes, such as self-efficacy, anxiety, stress, hopelessness, and other mental health outcomes. A total of 94 students with elevated stress levels (≤ 13 on the Perceived Stress Scale) will be recruited and randomly assigned to training and control group. Individuals will either engage in the self-efficacy training app combined with Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) for 1 week (training group) or in EMA only for 1 week (control group). Baseline and post assessments will measure changes in self-efficacy, anxiety, stress, hopelessness, and other mental health outcomes.
- Detailed Description
Self-efficacy is associated with positive mental health outcomes and has been proposed as a putative contributor to therapeutic outcomes in the treatment of mental health problems. It can be enhanced through experimental inductions and the recall of autobiographical mastery experiences, which have mostly been conducted in person and in the laboratory until today.
The study will investigate effects of a digital, scalable self-efficacy training of repeated recall of self-efficacy memories on mental health outcomes, such as self-efficacy, anxiety, stress, hopelessness, and other mental health outcomes. The study will recruit 94 students with elevated stress levels (≤ 13 on the Perceived Stress Scale) and randomly assigned them to training and control group. Individuals will either engage in the self-efficacy training app combined with Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) for 1 week (training group) or in EMA only for 1 week (control group). Baseline and post assessments will measure changes in self-efficacy, anxiety, stress, hopelessness, and other mental health outcomes.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 94
- being enrolled at a Swiss university
- aged between 18 and 29 years
- experiencing at least moderate stress (score of ≥13 on the Perceived Stress Scale
- owning a smartphone
- speaking fluent German
-current psychiatric disorder
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Experimental: Self-efficacy training (App) Self-efficacy App This group will receive a digital one week self-efficacy training with three training sessions per day and EMA (10 per day).
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method General self-efficacy change from baseline to 1 day post intervention; time frame: 1 week The General Self-Efficacy Scale (Schwarzer \& Jerusalem, 1995; Tipton \& Worthington, 1984) will measure the general self-efficacy.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Perceived stress change from screening to 1 day post intervention; time frame: 1 week The Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen, Kamarck, \& Mermelstein, 1983; Klein et al., 2016) will measure perceived stress.
Hope change from baseline to 1 day post intervention; time frame: 1 week The Trait Hope Scale (Krause, 2002; Snyder et al., 1991) will measure hope.
Depression The Beck Depression Inventory-II (Beck, Steer, Ball, & Ranieri, 1996; Kuhner, Burger, Keller, & Hautzinger, 2007) will measure depression. change from baseline to 1 day post intervention; time frame: 1 week
Anxiety change from baseline to 1 day post intervention; time frame: 1 week State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Laux, Glanzmann, Schaffner, \& Spielberger, 1981; Spielberger, Gorsuch, Lushene, Gagg, \& Jacobs, 1983) will measure state and trait anxiety.
Positive and negative affect The Positive and Negative Affect Scale (Krohne, Egloff, Kohlmann, & Tausch, 1996; Watson, Clark, & Tellegen, 1988) will measure positive and negative affect. change from baseline to 1 day post intervention; time frame: 1 week
Hopelessness change from baseline to 1 day post intervention; time frame: 1 week The Beck Hopelessness Scale (Beck, Weissman, Lester, \& Trexler, 1974; Kliem, Lohmann, Mossle, \& Brahler, 2018) will measure hopelessness.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Birgit Kleim
🇨🇭Zurich, Select..., Switzerland