Resilience
Conditions
Interventions
Game-based Intervention Group:Positive Valence Gaming (PVG): Incorporating three psychological features—prompts and subthreshold stimuli, rewards and motivation, and graded challenges. 1 hour per day,
Psychoeducation Control Group:Psychological education materials on emotion regulation and enhancing motivation (computer-based instruction): Content consistent with the game intervention. 1 hour per d
Waitlist Control Group:No intervention (Waitlist control)
Sponsors
The University of Hong Kong
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. having experienced at least one major life stress in the recent 5 years (see below); 2. fluency in oral or written Cantonese or Mandarin; 3. normal or corrected-to-normal vision and hearing; 4. IQ>90 as assessed with the Test of Nonverbal Intelligence, 4th edition.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. formal diagnosis of any major psychiatric illnesses or history of suicidal behaviour; 2. major physical illness, organic brain disorder or traumatic brain injury; 3. Intake of medication within the previous 6 months that may affect emotion or cognitive functions; 4. pregnancy (for women).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Positive Affect (PA);Mental Health Status; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Moderating Effect of Cognitive Variables on Intervention Outcomes;Moderating Effect of Social Variables on Intervention Outcomes;Moderating Effect of Cortisol Reactivity on Intervention Outcomes;Moderating Effect of Sleep Variables on Intervention Outcomes; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactRobin Shao
The University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed