Positive Affect, Stress
Conditions
Keywords
Positive Affect, Resilience Challenge, Positive Psychology, Stress
Brief summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effects of an online positive psychological intervention on positive emotion, anxiety, depression, feelings of social isolation, sleep disturbance and a sense of meaning and purpose in the general public. The main question it aims to answer is: Will the practice of positive emotion skills via a self-guided online platform reduce feelings of anxiety, depression, social isolation, and sleep disturbance, as well as increase well-being, positive emotion, a sense of meaning and purpose, life satisfaction, and general self-efficacy? Participants will take part in an online positive psychological skill learning intervention for 6-8 weeks. Prior to beginning, immediately after, and 4 weeks after, participants will fill out measures of their wellbeing.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALResilience Challenge
We previously have tested this online program in people facing health- and work-related stressors (e.g., dementia caregivers, healthcare workers), and in 2020 we enrolled adults in a test of the online program to support coping with the stress of the COVID pandemic. This intervention has been tailored for a widespread, public audience (e.g., we have added a few other safety measures including limits on public forum posting and have clarified wording on some of the intervention content to make it clearer and easier to understand).
Sponsors
Northwestern University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Over 18 years old, Access to device connected to the internet
Exclusion criteria
* Under 18 years old
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| PROMIS Positive Affect CAT | At baseline, after completion of 6-8 week intervention, and 4 weeks later |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| PROMIS Depression CAT | At baseline, after completion of 6-8 week intervention, and 4 weeks later |
| PROMIS Anxiety CAT | At baseline, after completion of 6-8 week intervention, and 4 weeks later |
| PROMIS Meaning and Purpose CAT | At baseline, after completion of 6-8 week intervention, and 4 weeks later |
| PROMIS General Life Satisfaction CAT | At baseline, after completion of 6-8 week intervention, and 4 weeks later |
| PROMIS Sleep Disturbance CAT | At baseline, after completion of 6-8 week intervention, and 4 weeks later |
| PROMIS General Self-Efficacy CAT | At baseline, after completion of 6-8 week intervention, and 4 weeks later |
| PROMIS Social Isolation CAT | At baseline, after completion of 6-8 week intervention, and 4 weeks later |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed