perceived stress (PSS- Cohen)
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - informed consent to participate in the study - Current employment (part-time or full-time)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - current/earlier diagnosis of a mental disorder (diagnosed psychosis or dissociative symptoms) - current psychotherapy, on a waiting list for psychotherapy or intention to start psychotherapy in a short period of time - currently ongoing other health training to reduce stress or promote resilience - Start or change of a drug treatment due to stress, anxiety, or depressive complaints in the last 4 weeks. - increased risk of suicide (BDI II value for question 9 > 1) - no guarantee that Internet access will be available on a regular basis over the next six weeks
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| perceived stress, measured by the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10, Cohen, 1983), in screening (t0), before exercise (t1), 8 weeks after randomization (t2), 3 months after randomization (t3), 6 months after randomization (t4) * t0:Screening t1:pre t2:post t3: 3 Months Follow Up t4: 6 Months Follow Up | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Demographic variables (t0) Depression - ADS-K (Hautzinger, Bailer, Hofmeister & Keller, 2012) (t1, t2, t3, t4) Life events and daily hatsles - (Caspi et al., 1996) (t1, t2, t3, t4) General Resilience - BRS (Chmitorz, Wenzel et al., 2018; Smith et al., 2008) (t1, t2, t3, t4) Health - BSI-18 (Spitzer et al., 2011) (t1, t2, t3, t4) General SWE (ASKU-3) (Beierlein, Kovaleva, Kemper & Rammstedt, 2012) (t1, t2, t3, t4) Control conviction (IE-4) (Kovaleva, Beierlein, Kemper & Rammstedt, 2012) (t1, t2, t3, t4) Optimism - LOT-R (Glaesmer, Hoyer, Klotsche & Herzberg, 2008) (t1, t2, t3, t4) Self-criticism - SCS (Hupfeld & Ruffieux, 2011) (t1, t2, t3, t4) Social support - (BSS) (Schulz & Schwarzer, 2003) (t1, t2, t3, t4) Professional situation - adapted version ERI-S (Siegrist, Wege, Pühlhofer & Wahrendorf, 2009) (t1, t2, t3, t4) Absenteeism (Tic-P: Item B1&B2) (Haakart-van Roijen, van Straten, Donker & Tiemens, 2002) (t1, t2, t3, t4) Presentism (Tic-P: Item C1) (Haakart-van Roijen et al., 2002) (t1, t2, t3, t4) Performance - (WAS) (Ahlstrom, Grimby-Ekman, Hagberg & Dellve, 2010) (t1, t2, t3, t4) AttraktDIFF short (Hassenzahl & Monk, 2010) (t2, IG only) Satisfaction with online training and App- CSQ-8 (Boß et al., 2016) (t2, onle IG) Satisfaction with e-book- based on CSQ-8 (Boß et al., 2016) (t2, only CG) * t0:Screening t1:pre t2:post t3: 3 Months Follow Up t4: 6 Months Follow Up | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Leuphana Universität LüneburgProfessur für Gesundheitspsychologie und Angewandte Biologische Psychologie Institut für Psychologie