General Population
Conditions
Keywords
Best Possible Self, Positive Intervention, Optimism
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to analyze the efficacy of several variations of an already validated Positive Psychology Intervention (PPI) called Best Possible Self, using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in general population. Participants are randomly assigned to one of 4 conditions: BPS PAST condition, BPS PRESENT condition, BPS FUTURE condition, and CONTROL condition (daily activities).
Detailed description
Intervention lasts 7 days. Participants come to the laboratory the first day, they fill up assessment questionnaires and practice the assigned exercise. Then, they practice the assigned exercise for 6 more days at home. The main hypothesis is that all three experimental conditions will enhance wellbeing comparing to the control condition.
Interventions
Sponsors
University of Valencia
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Participants must be 18 years old or older. * Participants must be willing to participate in the study. * Participants must have computer with Internet access and e-mail address.
Exclusion criteria
* To suffer from moderated or severe depression as established by a score of 20 or more in the Beck Inventory of Depression (BDI-II; Beck, 1996).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change from Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS; Watson, Clark & Tellegen, 1988; Sandín et al., 1999) from baseline to post-in | Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (1 week) and follow-up (1 month, 3 months). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| New General Self-Efficacy Scale (NGSES; Chen, Gully & Eden, 2001) | Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (1 week) and follow-up (1 month, 3 months). |
| Life Orientation Test (LOT-R; Otero, Luengo, Romero Gómez & Castro, 1998; Scheier, Carver & Bridges, 1994). | Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (1 week) and follow-up (1 month, 3 months). |
| Fordyce Happiness Scale (Fordyce, 1988) | Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (1 week) and follow-up (1 month, 3 months). |
| Temporal Satisfaction with Life Scale (TSWLS; Pavot, Diener & Suh, 1998) | Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (1 week) and follow-up (1 month, 3 months). |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Self-Concordant Motivation (SCM; Sheldon & Elliot, 1999) | Day 1 | This scale measures the intrinsic motivation of participants' when practicing the assigned activity. |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed