Anxiety Symptoms (Children and Adolescents)
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention Group:Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (DCBT). An 8-week program with two online structured sessions per week, one lasting about 20 minutes and one lasting about 40 minutes. Core CBT
Active Control Group:An eight-week program featuring two online push notifications per week delivering standardized educational materials. One session takes approximately 40 minutes to complete, and a
Sponsors
Beijing Normal University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
10 Years to 18 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 10-18 years; 2. General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) score >= 5; 3. Participants have access to mobile devices and the internet; 4. Participants have sufficient audio-visual ability to complete the project; 5. Willing to participate and provide informed consent signed by the participant and at least one parent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis of psychiatric disorders (e.g., depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, eating disorder, OCD); 2. Severe brain/somatic diseases or life-threatening conditions; 3. Currently receiving any antidepressant treatment (medication, physical therapy); 4. Received psychotherapy within the past 6 months; 5. History of substance/drug abuse; 6. Known inability to complete follow-up within 5 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in anxiety symptoms (GAD-7); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in depression symptoms (PHQ-9);Change in quality of life (PedsQL 4.0);Change in psychological resilience (CD-RISC);Change in stress coping strategies (Brief COPE);Change in cognitive thinking patterns (ITM, SMM & BASS);Change in mental health-related indicators (self-esteem, well-being, loneliness, sleep difficulty, basic psychological needs);Overall satisfaction;Emotion regulation capacity (facial and vocal recognition, eye-tracking, EEG, physiological measures, AI interview, multi-role assessment);Sociodemographic variables (gender, age, ethnicity, parental education level, etc.); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactHu Xiaoyi
Beijing Normal University (Faculty of Education)
Outcome results
None listed