Depression, anxiety, somatization, and concurrent problems
Conditions
Interventions
Therapist-feedback group:Partcipants will participate in a 9-day intervention program and receive personalized feedback from therapists. On Day 1, they will complete a Free Writing task
on Day 2-3, they will watch psychoeducation video and play games
on Day 4-7, they will complete three Challenge Writing tasks and read feedback
on Day 8-9, they will complete a Fictional Letter task and read feedback. They will also complete four assessments: pre-intervention (complete before RCT starts), post-intervention (on Day 23), 1-mont
Automated group:Participants will participate in a 9-day intervention program and receive generic feedback. Except for the difference in the form of feedback, the group will receive the same intervent
Assessment-only control group:Participants in this group will not receive the intervention at the same time as the intervention groups. However, they will complete four assessments at the same timepoi
Sponsors
NYU Shanghai
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants must meet the following criteria to be invited to the RCT: (1) be 18–35 years old; (2) self-identify as gay, bisexual, or pansexual; (3) be a cisgender male (defined as male assigned at birth and self-identify as man); (4) be born and residing in mainland China; (5) hold Chinese citizenship and have never acquired foreign citizenship; (6) have a smartphone that passes the SMS verification; (7) have a smartphone to complete the RCT; (8) have a valid WeChat ID and Blued ID for contact; (9) have mild to moderate levels of depression or anxiety ((PHQ9 = 5 OR GAD7 = 5) AND (PHQ9 < 15 AND GAD7 < 15)); (10) have not received a clinical diagnosis from a psychiatrist or psychologist, and have not had prescribed psychiatric medications at baseline; (11) receive no psychotherapy, counseling, or other kinds of mental health training (e.g., mindfulness, meditation, or online training programs like Pause Lab), nor intend to receive them at baseline; and (12) achieve more than 60% accuracy on the quality-check questions that instruct them to select a designated response option in a screening survey.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants will be excluded from the RCT before randomization if they fail to complete a pre-intervention assessment before the RCT begins (i.e., 4 a.m. on Day 1 of the RCT) or do not achieve more than 60% accuracy on the quality-check questions in that assessment. They will be replaced with new eligible participants.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depression;Anxiety;Somatization; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Internalized homophobia;Disclosure of same-sex sexuality;Gay-related rejection sensitivity;Self-esteem;Rumination;Perceived social support;Shame and guilt; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactGu Li
NYU Shanghai
Outcome results
None listed