Effect of theory-based health education intervention on reducing stress among first-year undergraduate students, UPM

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20250331002

Enrollment

120

Registered

2025-03-31

Start date

2025-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Stress Stress Health education intervention Social Cognitive Theory Undergraduate students

Interventions

The health education in an animated video was delivered in phases via a private digital platform, supported with virtual group discussions and a WhatsApp group and supplemented with infographic (PDF)

Experimental Behavioral,No Intervention No treatment

CARSS Module (Coping skills, Attitude, Religion, Self-efficacy and Social Support),wait list control group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria for the undergraduate students from the selected faculties in UPM, Serdang offering degree holders are as follows: (1) First-year undergraduate students, who registered for the current academic session (2) Malaysian citizen. (3) Malay ethnicity. (4) Full-time students.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Undergraduate students self-report with a previous history and/or current diagnosis of mental problems, or under medical/psychiatric follow-up. (2) Student who has no access to the internet.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Stress Baseline, immediate post-intervention and 3 months post-intervention The Standard Stress Scale	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Knowledge of stress Baseline, immediate post-intervention and 3 months post-intervention Knowledge of stress score,Attitude toward stress Baseline, immediate post-intervention and 3 months post-intervention Stress Mindset Measure (SMM),Religiousness/spirituality Baseline, immediate post-intervention and 3 months post-intervention The Intrinsic Spirituality Scale (ISS) ,Self-efficacy Baseline, immediate post-intervention and 3 months post-intervention The General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE),Social support Baseline, immediate post-intervention and 3 months post-intervention Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) ,Coping skills Baseline, immediate post-intervention and 3 months post-intervention Brief COPE	—

Measure

Time frame

Knowledge of stress Baseline, immediate post-intervention and 3 months post-intervention Knowledge of stress score,Attitude toward stress Baseline, immediate post-intervention and 3 months post-intervention Stress Mindset Measure (SMM),Religiousness/spirituality Baseline, immediate post-intervention and 3 months post-intervention The Intrinsic Spirituality Scale (ISS) ,Self-efficacy Baseline, immediate post-intervention and 3 months post-intervention The General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE),Social support Baseline, immediate post-intervention and 3 months post-intervention Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) ,Coping skills Baseline, immediate post-intervention and 3 months post-intervention Brief COPE

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Countries

Malaysia

Contacts

Public ContactNorliza Ahmad

Universiti Putra Malaysia

lizaahmad@upm.edu.my60389472582

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026