Feasibility and Efficacy of a Brief Digital Self-efficacy Training in University Students With Self-reported Elevated Stress: A Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 94
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- General self-efficacy
研究概览
简要总结
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.
详细描述
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.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
盲法说明
Assessors are blind to individuals' reports of perceived stress prior to and following the intervention, i.e. at all assessment times.
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 29 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •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
排除标准
- •current psychiatric disorder
研究组 & 干预措施
Experimental: Self-efficacy training (App)
This group will receive a digital one week self-efficacy training with three training sessions per day and EMA (10 per day).
干预措施: Self-efficacy App (Behavioral)
Control
This group will receive EMA questionnaires for one week (10 per day).
结局指标
主要结局
General self-efficacy
时间窗: 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.
次要结局
- 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.)
- Perceived stress(change from screening to 1 day post intervention; time frame: 1 week)
- Hope(change from baseline to 1 day post intervention; time frame: 1 week)
- Depression(The Beck Depression Inventory-II (Beck, Steer, Ball, & Ranieri, 1996; Kuhner, Burger, Keller, & Hautzinger, 2007) will measure depression.)
- Anxiety(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)