The Effectiveness of a Positive Psychology App in the General Population

University of Twente

Status

Completed

Conditions

Positive Psychology

Well-being

App

Adults

Depression

Anxiety

Mental Health

Treatments

Other: Training in positivity

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05292560

220106

Details and patient eligibility

About

The corona crisis has a negative impact on the mental wellbeing of the Dutch population. Positive psychology exercises (PPOs) can potentially improve mental well-being and reduce mild and moderate psychological complaints. Previous research has shown moderate to large effects of PPOs on well-being in people with reduced wellbeing and psychological symptoms at baseline. The University of Twente developed an app (Training in Positivity; TiP) based on an effective intervention. The goal of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of TiP in the general population in people experiencing reduced mental wellbeing as a result of the corona crisis. People using the app will be compared to a waiting list control group.

Enrollment

250 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

The participant is at least 18 years old
The participant has an e-mail address and is in possession of a smartphone or tablet with access to the internet.
The participant is willing to do a positive psychology exercise 6 days a week for 3 weeks
The participant has sufficient command of the Dutch language to be able to complete questionnaires and exercises.
The participant gives consent to participate in the study using the online informed consent procedure.

Exclusion criteria

The presence of severe anxiety symptoms: a score of 15 or higher on the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 items (GAD-7)
The presence of severe depressive symptoms: a score of 20 or higher on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9).