Mindful Positive Reappraisal: a Daily Diary Randomized Controlled Trial

Exploring Daily Affective Changes in University Students With a Mindful Positive Reappraisal Intervention: a Daily Diary Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02680444

Acronym

Reappraisal

Enrollment

129

Registered

2016-02-11

Start date

2012-02-29

Completion date

2013-10-31

Last updated

2016-02-11

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Conditions

Mental Health Wellness 1

Keywords

Mindfulness, Primary Promotion, Mental Health, Well-being, Positive Reappraisal

Brief summary

Brief and cost-effective interventions teaching emotion regulation techniques can be feasibly applied to promote mental health in University students. The tools of mindfulness (i.e., objective awareness and acceptance) and positive reappraisal (i.e., positive re-evaluation of negative events) can mutually benefit one another to promote well-being. The current study explored the effects of a randomly-assigned Mindful-Reappraisal intervention (n=36) compared to Reappraisal-Only (n=34) and an active control (n=36) on university students' daily affect over five days. Time by condition interactions were analyzed with planned contrasts and multilevel growth modelling.

Detailed description

The University student lifestyle can lead to heightened stress, anxiety, and burnout. To promote mental health, brief and cost-effective interventions teaching beneficial emotion regulation techniques can not only counteract the negative but also foster positive functioning. The tools of mindfulness (i.e., objective awareness and acceptance) and positive reappraisal (i.e., positive re-evaluation of negative events) can mutually benefit one another to promote well-being. However, there is currently little research testing the viability of brief, self-administered interventions combining training of mindfulness and positive reappraisal. The current study explored the effects of a randomly-assigned Mindful-Reappraisal intervention (n=36) compared to Reappraisal-Only (n=34) and an active control (n=36) on university students' daily affect over five days. Time by condition interactions were analyzed with planned contrasts and multilevel growth modelling.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALSelf-Administered Mindful-Reappraisal Exercise

Combining the practice of mindful acceptance of negative events combined with a reappraisal of the event by examining its positive aspects.

BEHAVIORALSelf-Administered Reappraisal-Only Exercise

A reappraisal of daily negative events by examining the positive aspects.

BEHAVIORALSelf-Administered Event Recall Exercise

Recall a negative event that took place that day.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Undergraduate students

Exclusion criteria

* Not undergraduate students

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in Daily Affect	Day 1 - Day 5 of the intervention practice days	Daily affect was measured with two scales (i.e., positive affect and negative affect) and assessed participants' general affect over the past 24 hours.

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026