Mental distress and resilience
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Intervention group:
Participants in the intervention group will receive access to the 8-week online resilience intervention Resitra consisting of 8 modules of about 45-60 minutes addressing e
Sponsors
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: To participate in the study, participants had to - be enrolled as students at JGU. - have the time and willingness to regularly use the training program and complete questionnaires during the study period. - be willing to give their consent to the study director and provide an email address where they could be easily reached.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Interested persons were not eligible to participate in the study if they - at the time of the study - - were not of legal age (at least 18 years old). - were not fluent in German (as the language of the resilience training was German and also included complex texts). - did not have access to an internet-enabled device with a large screen (tablet/laptop/computer), which they could use at least once a week for 45 minutes to 1.5 hours during the study period. - were in an acute mental health crisis (e.g., suicidal), - were undergoing psychotherapeutic or psychiatric treatment, and/or - suffered from one of the following conditions: schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mental distress measured with the German version of the General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12) at baseline (t0), post-test (t1) and follow-up (t2) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measured at baseline (t0), post-test (t1) and follow-up (t2): - Resilience measured with the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS; Chmitorz et al., 2018) - Optimism measured with Optimism-Pessimism-Scale (SOP-2; Kemper et al., 2014) - Mindfulness measured with Mindful Attention and Awareness Scale (MAAS-Short; Höfling et al., 2011) - Sense of Coherence measured with Sense of Coherence Scale-29 (SOC-29; Singer et al., 2007) - Meaning and Purpose measured by Subscale of Comprehensive Inventory of Thriving (CIT; Hausler et al., 2017) - Positive Reappraisal measured with Subscale of Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ; Loch et al., 2011) - Acceptance measured with Subscale of Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ; Loch et al., 2011) - Self Compassion measured with Self-Compassion Scale Deutsch (SCS-D; Hupfeld & Ruffieux, 2011) - Perceived Stress measured with Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-2+2; Schäfer et al., 2023) - Depression measured with Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9; Löwe et al., 2002) - Anxiety measured with Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7; Löwe et al., 2002) - Well-being measured with WHO-5 Well-Being Index (Brähler et al., 2007) - Self-Efficacy measured with German Version of Self-Efficacy Short Scale (ASKU; Beierlein et al., 2014) - Positive Appraisal Style (procedural aspects) measured with Positive Appraisal Style Content (PASS-process; Petri-Romao et al., 2024) - Positive Appraisal Style (content aspects) measured with Positive Appraisal Style Content (PASS-content; Petri-Romao et al., 2024) - Social Support measured with Oslo Social Support Scale (OSS-3; Kocalevent et al., 2018) - Internal and External Locus of Control measured with Internal-External Locus of Control Short Scale-4 (IE-4; Kovaleva et al., 2014) - Coping measured with Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory (Brief-COPE; Knoll et al., 2005) - Self-Esteem German Single-Item Self-Esteem Scale (G-SISE; Brailovskaia & Margraf, 20 | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactMichèle Wessa
Zentralinstitut für seelische Gesundheit
Outcome results
None listed