Anxiety
Conditions
Interventions
1. Participants will be recruited through the SONA system of the Radboud University, an online recruitment system where individuals can sign up to participate in scientific studies. Once they have sig
Sponsors
Radboud University Nijmegen, Behavioural Science Institute
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Individuals between the ages of 18 to 30 years old 2. Elevated anxiety and stress symptoms on the DASS-21 screening questionnaire. This means that they score above the normal cut-off for anxiety (>8) and/or stress (>15). 3. Active consent from participants
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: No active consent from participants
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Pre-test (before 1st session), Post-test (after final session), and 3-month follow-up anxiety symptoms as measured by the Dutch version of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory(STAI-DY; Van der Ploeg, Defares, & Spielberger, 1981) 2.Patterns of self-reported state anxiety (STAI-DY) and physiological arousal (PAQ; Dieleman, Van der Einde, Verhulst, & Huizink, 2010) over the course of all the lab-sessions. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Changes in physiological measurements of heart-rate variability, breathing patterns and skin conductance over the course of all the lab-sessions. 2. Changes in evaluations and appraisals e.g. engagement, self-efficacy, agency, and mindset over the course of all the lab-sessions. 3. Game/application evaluation: How much they liked it, what they liked about it (open-ended), what they did not like about it (open-ended), whether they would want to use it in the future and whether they would recommend it to someone else. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactJoanneke Weerdmeester
Montessorilaan 3 kamer A. 6.11a
Outcome results
None listed