Well-being, flourishing, resilience, positive psychology Welbevinden, floreren, veerkracht, positieve psychologie
Conditions
Interventions
Study design:
A randomized controlled trial with three conditions:
1. Experimental condition 1: the self-help intervention "This is your life, experience the effects of positive psychology" with
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Sponsors
University of Twente
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Participant is between 18 and 65 years • Participant experiences a low or moderate level of well-being ("languishers" or "moderately mentally healthy") • Participant has sufficient internet connection and an e-mailadress • Participant is willing to invest an average time of 4 hours per week during 8-12 weeks when he or she is in one of the experimental conditions. • Participant masters the Dutch language to fill in questionnaires and follow the self-help intervention independently. • Participant gives informed consent for participating in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants who are flourishing and thus have high levels of well-being: They score 1) high (4 or 5) on one or more items of the subscale "emotional well-being" of the Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-SF), and 2) high (4 or 5) on six or more items of a combination of the subschales "social well-being" and "psychological wellbeing" of the MHC-SF. • Presence of serious depressive or anxiety symptoms: score of >10 on the depressionscale and/or score of >10 on the anxietyscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome is the level of well-being, measured with the MHC-SF. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secundary study parameters/outcome of the study (if applicable): Secondary outcomes are flourishing, mental illnesses (depression and anxiety), positive and negative emotions, resilience, use of strengths, optimism, self-compassion, positive relationships, health care use and productivity losses. Demographics, personality characteristics and positive and negative life events during the last 12 months will also be measured. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactMarijke Schotanus-Dijkstra
University of Twente Postbus 217
Outcome results
None listed