Micro-interventions Aiming to Optimize Expectations or Self-compassion to Improve Well-being/Reduce Stress and Their Differential Effects

NCT ID: NCT04461548

Last Updated: 2024-08-07

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

181 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-06-06

Study Completion Date

2020-10-19

Brief Summary

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The study's aim is to determine whether brief interventions (micro-interventions) aiming to optimize expectations or enhancing feelings of self-compassion are able to improve well-being/reduce perceived stress in comparison to an active control group in an online-study

Detailed Description

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In this study we use a pre-post-test design to compare the effects of the (classic) best possible self intervention vs. the best possible self intervention (including ways on how to reach the imagined best possible future) vs. a self-compassion intervention vs. an active control group. We are interested in the differential effects and examine several moderators.

Conditions

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no Specific Clincal Condition Required (Focus is on Persons Who Are Feeling Stressed or Want to Improve Their Wellbeing)

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Parallel Assignment
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Experimental group 1: Best Possible Self

Participants are asked to think and write about their best possible future self and to imagine this positive future subsequently.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Thinking, writing and imagining

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

All participants are asked to take some time to think and write about the content of the respective intervention group. After the writing exercise (approx. 15-20 min) participants are asked to imagine that content for about 5 minutes.

Experimental group 2: Best Possible Self + next steps

Participants are asked to think and write about their best possible future self and what the next steps could be to reach that best possible future. Subsequently, participants are asked to imagine this positive future.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Thinking, writing and imagining

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

All participants are asked to take some time to think and write about the content of the respective intervention group. After the writing exercise (approx. 15-20 min) participants are asked to imagine that content for about 5 minutes.

Experimental group 3: Self-compassion

Participants are asked to think and write about a self-compassion exercise and to imagine this content subsequently.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Thinking, writing and imagining

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

All participants are asked to take some time to think and write about the content of the respective intervention group. After the writing exercise (approx. 15-20 min) participants are asked to imagine that content for about 5 minutes.

Active control group

Participants are asked to think and write about a neutral task that is comparable to the experimental groups.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Thinking, writing and imagining

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

All participants are asked to take some time to think and write about the content of the respective intervention group. After the writing exercise (approx. 15-20 min) participants are asked to imagine that content for about 5 minutes.

Interventions

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Thinking, writing and imagining

All participants are asked to take some time to think and write about the content of the respective intervention group. After the writing exercise (approx. 15-20 min) participants are asked to imagine that content for about 5 minutes.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* fluent in German language
* access to a computer/tablet/smartphone with audio output/headphones

Exclusion Criteria

* not willing to take part in an online-intervention (duration: 60 minutes)
* no access to a computer/tablet/smartphone with audio output/headphones
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Philipps University Marburg

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Philipps University Marburg

Marburg, Hesse, Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

Other Identifiers

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Micro_expect_compass

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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