Physical Activity, Psychological
Conditions
Brief summary
Examine the utility of the Transtheoretical Model in influencing anxiety among college students. Employ a randomized controlled intervention including a static and dynamic Facebook intervention. The static group accessed a Facebook page featuring 96 statuses. Statuses were intended to engage cognitive processes, followed by behavioral processes of change per the Transtheoretical Model of behavior change. Content posted on the static Facebook page was identical to the dynamic page. However, the static group viewed all 96 statuses on the first day of the study, while the dynamic group received only 1-2 of these status updates per day throughout the intervention. Anxiety was measured using the Overall Anxiety Severity and Impairment Scale (OASIS). Time spent engaging in physical activity was assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ).
Interventions
BEHAVIORALTranstheoretical Model
Exposure to content on Facebook, either daily (dynamic) or just at one time period (static).
Sponsors
University of Mississippi, Oxford
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Having an active Facebook account * Daily access to a Smart Phone * Current University of Mississippi email account
Exclusion criteria
* Outside the age range of 18-35
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Changes in Anxiety | At baseline and at the end of the 8-week intervention | OASIS, Overall Anxiety Severity and Impairment Scale. There are 5 questions in this scale, with each question including 5 response options (ranging from 0-4). The total score is reported, which ranges from 0-20 (higher score indicates greater anxiety). |
Outcome results
None listed