The Effects of Online Single-Session Interventions on College Student Well-being
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Well-Being
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
- Enrollment
- 294
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study seeks to investigate the effects of an online single-session intervention on college student mental health and well-being. Undergraduate students from the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard will be randomized to a 30-minute single-session intervention or a study skills control group. Students' depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, positive and negative affect, and subjective well-being will be assessed up to 12 weeks post-intervention.
Detailed Description
The design of our study is a randomized control trial. After enrollment in the study, participants will randomly assigned to one of two conditions. In each condition, participants will be asked to complete an initial survey of mental health and well-being measures. Following this survey, participants will complete either a well-being skills single-session intervention or control single-session intervention (study skills) depending on which condition they were assigned to. These single-session interventions educate the participant on their focal concept and teach them exercises to improve that skill. Completing the single-session intervention will take approximately 20-30 minutes. After completing their single-session intervention, all participants will retake the measures of mental health and well-being presented to them at the beginning of the program. Participants will also be asked to complete measures of intervention feasibility, acceptability and appropriateness at this time. Following this initial intervention, participants will retake the measures of well-being and mental health at 2 weeks, 4 weeks, and 12 weeks after they completed the intervention. This will allow us to fulfill our first objective by determining how long single-session interventions improve undergraduate mental health and well-being.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Current undergraduate student at select universities
- •Able to access the internet
- •Can participate in follow-up surveys for three months post sign-up
Exclusion Criteria
- •Unable to access the internet
- •Will not be able to respond to the follow-up surveys post-intervention
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
Time Frame: Change from baseline at 2 week follow-up, 4 week follow-up, 12 week follow-up
Depression Questionnaire. The total score ranges from 0 to 27. Lower scores indicate a better outcome.
Change in Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener-7 (GAD-7)
Time Frame: Change from baseline at 2 week follow-up, 4 week follow-up, 12 week follow-up
Anxiety Questionnaire. The total score ranges from 0 to 21. Lower scores indicate a better outcome.
Change in The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale
Time Frame: Change from baseline at 2 week follow-up, 4 week follow-up, 12 week follow-up
Well-being questionnaire. Total score ranges from 14 to 70. Higher values indicate a better outcome.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in Perceived Stress Scale-4(Change from baseline at 2 week follow-up, 4 week follow-up, 12 week follow-up)
- Acceptability of Intervention Measure(Immediately post-intervention (0 weeks))
- Feasibility of Intervention Measure(Immediately post-intervention (0 weeks))
- Intervention Appropriateness Measure(Immediately post-intervention (0 weeks))
- Change in Gratitude Questionnaire-6(Change from baseline at 2 week follow-up, 4 week follow-up, 12 week follow-up)
- Change in Beck Hopelessness Scale (4-item version)(Change from baseline at 2 week follow-up, 4 week follow-up, 12 week follow-up)
- Change in Positive and Negative Affect Schedule(Change from baseline at 2 week follow-up, 4 week follow-up, 12 week follow-up)