Effectiveness of Stress Management Interventions Using Behavior Change Techniques Among University Students

Effectiveness of Stress Management Interventions Using Behavior Change Techniques Among University Students - Effectiveness of Stress Management Interventions Using Behavior Change Techniques Among University Students

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000055387

Enrollment

Registered

2024-08-31

Start date

2024-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention Group 1 (Group with Behavior Change): After the Time 1 assessment, participants watch the intervention video and perform the breathing exercises as instructed in the video. The Time 2 ass

s content is related to breathing techniques or diaphragmatic breathing and is selected from Asahi Shimbun Cross-Search, consisting of around 1,500 characters. The Time 2 assessment is conducted after

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for this study are: university students aged 18 years or older enrolled at Chuo University, who are in good health and are capable of operating a smartphone or PC on a daily basis.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for this study include: individuals currently undergoing treatment for any mental or cardiovascular disorders, those who have been advised against participation by a physician, and those who are unable to operate a smartphone or PC on a daily basis.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
PsychologicalStressResponseScale (SRS-18; Suzuki et al., 1997) https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjbm/4/1/4_22/_article/-char/ja/ Time 1 (Baseline), Time 2 (Immediately after watching the intervention video), Time 3 (One month after the start of the behavior change intervention), Time 4 (Follow-up one month after the end of the behavior change intervention)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1) Japaneseversion ef Positiveand NegativeAffectSchodule (PANAS: Sato & Yasuda, 2001) https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjpjspp/9/2/9_KJ00001287160/_pdf 2) Short-form self-report measure to assess relaxation effects (S-MARE: Sakakibara et al., 2014) https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjpsy/85/3/85_85.13210/_pdf/-char/ja 3) Self-efficacy for Practicing Breathing Techniques 4) Impressions of the Intervention Video 5) Subjective Sense of Relaxation 6) Impressions of the Behavior Change (Answered by the intervention group only) Time 1 (Baseline), Time 2 (Immediately after watching the intervention video), Time 3 (One month after the start of the behavior change intervention), Time 4 (Follow-up one month after the end of the behavior change intervention)	—

Measure

Time frame

1) Japaneseversion ef Positiveand NegativeAffectSchodule (PANAS: Sato & Yasuda, 2001) https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjpjspp/9/2/9_KJ00001287160/_pdf 2) Short-form self-report measure to assess relaxation effects (S-MARE: Sakakibara et al., 2014) https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjpsy/85/3/85_85.13210/_pdf/-char/ja 3) Self-efficacy for Practicing Breathing Techniques 4) Impressions of the Intervention Video 5) Subjective Sense of Relaxation 6) Impressions of the Behavior Change (Answered by the intervention group only) Time 1 (Baseline), Time 2 (Immediately after watching the intervention video), Time 3 (One month after the start of the behavior change intervention), Time 4 (Follow-up one month after the end of the behavior change intervention)

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactNanako Nakamura-Taira

Chuo University Faculty of Letters

nanako@tamacc.chuo-u.ac.jp042-674-3844

Outcome results