Psychological well-being
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: In a “framed field” experimental design (i.e., a randomized study in the subjects’ natural environment, but subjects know that they are participants in an experiment), all persons aged 14 yea
Sponsors
Medizinische Universität Wien
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
14 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Proficiency in German language
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: age younger than 14 insufficient language skills in German language
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Suicidality: Assessed by the subscale "Survival and Coping Beliefs" of the Reasons for Living Inventory by Linehan, Goodstein, Nielsen, and Chiles (1983) (23 items) Each website user will be randomly assigned to one of the three versions of the suicide prevention website. After browsing the website for a while, website visitors will be asked to take part in a survey and complete a questionnaire on psychological well-being. The outcome variable is measured after the intervention using a single questionnaire that takes about 15 minutes. There is no follow-up, all outcome variables are measured once only (after the intervention). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Depressive symptoms: Erlangen Depression Scale by Lehrl and Gallwitz (1983) (8 items) - Life satisfaction: Satisfaction with Life Scale by Schumacher (2003) (5 items) - Attitude towards professional psychological help: short form of the Orientations to Seeking Professional Help Scale by Fischer and Farina (2005) (10 items) - Stigmatizing attitudes towards suicidal persons: 'Stigma' subscale of the short form of the Stigma of Suicide Scale by Batterham, Calear and Christensen (2012) (8 items) Further variables are collected in addition to the outcome variables: - Hopelessness: Short form of the scale for assessing hopelessness by Krampen (1994) (10 items) - Affective Involvement: Affective Involvement by Zaichkowsky (1994) (5 items) Each website user will be randomly assigned to one of the three versions of the suicide prevention website. After browsing the website for a while, website visitors will be asked to take part in a survey and complete a questionnaire on psychological well-being. The outcome variables are measured after the intervention using a single questionnaire that takes about 15 minutes. In addition, individual surfing and clicking behavior on the website is recorded during the intervention using Google Analytics and Hotjar. There is no follow-up, all outcome variables are measured once only (after the intervention). | — |
Countries
Austria
Contacts
Public ContactStefanie Kirchner
Medizinische Universität Wien
Outcome results
None listed