Depression, Anxiety
Conditions
Brief summary
The present study aims to determine the effect of presenting psychoeducation emphasizing growth-mindset, and information on depression and anxiety symptom severity. The investigators hypothesize that psychoeducation emphasizing that mental health is malleable will increase the participant's engagement with risk factors outlined in the intervention
Detailed description
Depression and anxiety disorders (or common mental disorders; CMDs) are increasingly common among college students, with rates comparable to the general population. As such, brief, scalable and transdiagnostic prevention efforts targeting CMDs are needed. In order to address this need, this study aims to evaluate the impact of a single session intervention (SSI) utilizing growth mindset (GM) on CMD symptom severity and investigate the mediating role of changes in modifiable risk factors in the relationship between intervention and CMD symptom reduction. The intervention will adapt existing GM interventions for college students to engage mechanisms in the prevention and management of common mental disorders including engagement in modifiable risk factors. College students will be randomly assigned to complete either a GM intervention or a psychoeducation control.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALGrowth Mindset and Modifiable Risk Factor Information
15 minute interactive article describing neuroplasticity followed by 15 minute interactive article describing modifiable risk factors for depression and anxiety
BEHAVIORALControl
30 minute interactive article describing symptoms of depression and anxiety, common concerns of college student
Sponsors
University of Nevada, Reno
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
17 Years to 26 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Age 17-26 * College student at the University of Nevada, Reno
Exclusion criteria
* Under the age of 17, over the age of 26 * Participated in pilot study * Not a college student at the University of Nevada, Reno
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9; Kroenke, Spitzer & Williams, 2001) | 6 months | 9-item questionnaire associated containing one item for each symptom of MDD as specified by the DSM. Items consist of a 4-point Likert scale (0=Not at all to 3=Nearly every day). Minimum score is 0, maximum score is 27. Higher scores indicate greater depression severity. |
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7; Spitzer, Kroenke, Williams & Lowe, 2006) | 6 months | 7-item scale, common, brief measure of anxiety symptom severity. Items consist of a 4-point Likert scale (0=Not at all to 3=Nearly every day). Minimum score is 0, maximum score is 21. Higher scores indicate greater anxiety symptom severity. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed