Hostility
Conditions
Brief summary
This study assesses whether a computerized intervention can be used to decrease perceived hostility in hostile individuals.
Detailed description
This study will investigate whether a brief computerized intervention can decrease perceived hostility of interpersonal situations. Participants will be randomized into an active treatment or control condition. We hypothesize that participants in the treatment condition will have lower perceived hostility at post treatment than those in the waitlist condition.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALOnline Treatment for Interpersonal Stress
Intervention designed to build social support and reduce loneliness by giving participants skills to strengthen their relationships
BEHAVIORALPhysical Health Education Tool
Intervention designed to improve physical health through exercise, eating habits, and sleep
Sponsors
Florida State University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Masking description
Participants will not know what condition they are assigned to.
Intervention model description
Participants will be randomized into active treatment or control condition.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Increased hostility based on the Buss Perry Aggression Questionnaire
Exclusion criteria
* None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Changes in Word Sentence Association Paradigm-Hostility | Baseline, one hour, one week, one month | Self-report measure assessing hostility using a 6-point scale with higher scores indicating higher levels of hostile interpretation bias. |
| Changes in Drinking Motives Questionnaires | Baseline, one hour, one week, one month | Self-report measure assessing motives for drinking, including social, recreational, and coping. Higher scores indicate greater likelihood of drinking for each motive. |
| Changes in alcohol use | Baseline, one hour, one week, one month | Participants will provide the number of standard drinks of alcohol they drank each day in the past month. |
| Changes in Cook Medley Hostility Inventory | Baseline, one hour, one week, one month | Self-report measure assessing hostility using a true/false scale with higher scores indicating higher levels of hostility. |
| Changes in Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test | Baseline, one hour, one week, one month | Self-report measure assessing symptoms of alcohol use disorder with higher scores indicating more severe symptoms. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Changes in Perceived Stigma and Barriers to Care for Psychological Treatment | Baseline, one hour, one week, one month | Self-report measure assessing stigma associated with seeking help for psychological problems. Higher scores indicate greater negative attitudes toward psychosocial treatment. |
| Changes in Self Stigma of Seeking Help | Baseline, one hour, one week, one month | Self-report measure assessing stigma associated with seeking help for psychological problems. Higher scores indicate greater negative attitudes toward psychosocial treatment. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed