Feasibility and Efficacy of a Brief Digital Self-efficacy Training (SEAPP)

University of Zurich (UZH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Self Efficacy; Stress

Treatments: Behavioral: Self-efficacy App

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05617248

SEAPPUZH

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study investigates the effects of a digital, scalable self-efficacy training of repeated recall of self-efficacy memories on mental health outcomes, such as self-efficacy, anxiety, stress, hopelessness, and other mental health outcomes. A total of 94 students with elevated stress levels (≤ 13 on the Perceived Stress Scale) will be recruited and randomly assigned to training and control group. Individuals will either engage in the self-efficacy training app combined with Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) for 1 week (training group) or in EMA only for 1 week (control group). Baseline and post assessments will measure changes in self-efficacy, anxiety, stress, hopelessness, and other mental health outcomes.

Full description

Self-efficacy is associated with positive mental health outcomes and has been proposed as a putative contributor to therapeutic outcomes in the treatment of mental health problems. It can be enhanced through experimental inductions and the recall of autobiographical mastery experiences, which have mostly been conducted in person and in the laboratory until today.

The study will investigate effects of a digital, scalable self-efficacy training of repeated recall of self-efficacy memories on mental health outcomes, such as self-efficacy, anxiety, stress, hopelessness, and other mental health outcomes. The study will recruit 94 students with elevated stress levels (≤ 13 on the Perceived Stress Scale) and randomly assigned them to training and control group. Individuals will either engage in the self-efficacy training app combined with Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) for 1 week (training group) or in EMA only for 1 week (control group). Baseline and post assessments will measure changes in self-efficacy, anxiety, stress, hopelessness, and other mental health outcomes.

Enrollment: 94 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 29 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• being enrolled at a Swiss university
• aged between 18 and 29 years
• experiencing at least moderate stress (score of ≥13 on the Perceived Stress Scale
• owning a smartphone
• speaking fluent German

Exclusion criteria

-current psychiatric disorder

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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94 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental: Self-efficacy training (App)

Experimental group

Description:

This group will receive a digital one week self-efficacy training with three training sessions per day and EMA (10 per day).

Treatment:

Behavioral: Self-efficacy App

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

This group will receive EMA questionnaires for one week (10 per day).