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Internet browsing, classical fairy tales, resilience and outlook in life

Examining the impact of internet browsing and reading classical fairy tales on people's resilience and outlook in life

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN16972408
Enrollment
400
Registered
2025-04-30
Start date
2025-04-14
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-08

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Conditions

Resilience and outlook in life of postgraduate students Other

Interventions

As part of this study, we employed a 2 (Internet browsing vs. no internet browsing) × 2 (Reading a classical fairy tale vs. no classical fairy tale) between-subject experimental design. Participants w
Condition 2: Internet browsing + no classical fairy tale
Condition 3: No internet browsing + reading a classical fairy tale
Condition 4 (control group): No internet browsing + no classical fairy tale). The study was conducted in a lab experimental setting on a university campus. In Condition 1, participants were invited

Sponsors

Kyushu Sangyo University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Full-time student

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: To take part in the study, participants had to be full-time students.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Positive outlook in life is measured using a brief survey with Likert-scale items at baseline and after each condition 2. Negative outlook in life is measured using a brief survey with Likert-scale items at baseline and after each condition 3. Resilience is measured using a brief survey with Likert-scale items at baseline and after each condition

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Self-expressed resilience in life was measured after study participants had indicated their outlook in life using a bespoke questionnaire

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactAndreas Eisingerich
a.eisingerich@imperial.ac.uk+44 2075949763

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026