Not Flourishing Population
Conditions
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 in not flourishing population. This will be done through a mobile app specially designed for this aim. Concretely, the design will permit to compare the classic intervention (BPS Future), a new variation (BPS Past), and a combination of both components (BPS Past+Future). Participants will be randomly assigned to one of 3 conditions, in which they will practice the intervention for two weeks: * BPS-PAST + BPS FUT condition: Participants will practice BPS Past for one week, and then they will switch to BPS future for another week. * BPS-FUT condition: Participants will practice BPS Future for two weeks. * CONTROL condition: Participants will practice DAILY ACTIVITIES for two weeks.
Detailed description
The design will permit two comparisons: After the first week of the intervention, participants will answer the assessment. It will permit to compare BPS PAST, BPS FUTURE and CONTROL conditions (pre-post). After the second week, participants will answer the assessment and then it will be possible to compare BPS PAST + BPS FUTURE combination, BPS FUTURE, and CONTROL conditions.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBPS PAST
Participants think about themselves in a past when they displayed their best self. Then, they visualize this with the help of audio instructions. They will practice within a mobile app.
BEHAVIORALBPS FUT
Participants think about themselves in the future after everything has gone as well as it possibly could. Then, they visualize this with the help of audio instructions. They will practice within a mobile app.
BEHAVIORALDAILY ACTIVITIES
Participants think about the activities they did during the last 24 hours. Then, they visualize this with the help of audio instructions. They will practice within a mobile app.
Sponsors
University of Twente
University of Valencia
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
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 a smartphone (Android or Ios).
Exclusion criteria
* To suffer from moderate depression or anxiety (scores of 11 or higher) measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS; Zigmond & Snaith, 1983). * To have Flourishing mental health measured by the Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-SF; Keyes, 2009)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change of Positive and Negative Affect from baseline to post-intervention | Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (2 weeks) | Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS; Watson, Clark & Tellegen, 1988) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Self-efficacy | Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (2 weeks) | New General Self-efficacy Scale (NGSES; Chen, Gully & Eden, 2001). |
| Wellbeing | Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (2 weeks) | The Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-SF; Keyes, 2009) |
| Optimism | Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (2 weeks) | Life Orientation Test (LOT-R; Scheier, Carver & Bridges, 1994). |
| Satisfaction with life | Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (2 weeks) | Temporal Satisfaction with Life Scale (TSWLS; Pavot, Diener & Suh, 1998). |
Countries
Netherlands, Spain
Outcome results
None listed