The Effectiveness of Three Good Things on Gratitude and Psychological Well-being Among Nursing Students

Kaohsiung Medical University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Gratitude; Nursing Student; Psychological Well-being

Treatments: Behavioral: Three Good Things

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07337200

25.11.02

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the daily Three Good Thing intervention can prevent negative mental health outcomes like stress and burnou, and promote Gratitude and Psychological Wellbeing in undergraduate Nursing Students.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does the daily Three Good Things intervention effective in promoting gratitude and psychological wellbeing among nursing students?

Researchers will compare four different arms from Solomon Four Group Design to see if the increase in Gratitude and Psychological Wellbeing scores is significantly greater in the groups that received the 3GT intervention.

Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the four groups, and those in the intervention groups will:

1. Complete a pre-test questionnaire (for some groups) on their current level of Gratitude and Psychological Wellbeing.
2. Perform the Three Good Things (3GT) intervention by writing down three positive things that happened each day for 7 consecutive days.
3. Complete a post-test questionnaire to measure the final level of Gratitude and Psychological Wellbeing.

Full description

Research Design: Experimental research using the Solomon Four Group Design approach. This design is used to measure the effectiveness of interventions while specifically controlling and analyzing the potential interaction effects between pre-tests and interventions (testing effect). Population & Sample: The population of this study consisted of all first- and second-year students of the D-III Nursing Study Program at Subang State Polytechnic, totaling 277 people. Intervention Duration: The Three Good Things intervention was carried out for 7 consecutive days.

Independent Variable: Three Good Things Daily Intervention.

Dependent Variables:

1. Gratitude: Measured using the Indonesian adaptation of the Gratitude Questionnaire containing 11 items.
2. Psychological Wellbeing: Measured using the Indonesian adaptation of Ryff's Psychological Wellbeing Scale questionnaire containing 18 items.

Enrollment: 277 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Active first- and second-year students in the D-III Nursing Program at Subang State Polytechnic.
• Willing to participate in the study by signing an informed consent form.
• Able to use Google Forms online for the intervention.

Exclusion criteria

• Students who are on academic leave.
• Students who did not complete the daily intervention until the end in groups 1 and 3.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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277 participants in 4 patient groups

Group 1 (Pre-test, 3GT, post-test)

Experimental group

Description:

This group received measurements of the dependent variables (Gratitude and Psychological Well-being) through a pre-test, followed by a Three Good Things (3GT) intervention for 7 days, and ended with the same measurements for the post-test.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Three Good Things

Group 2 (pre-test and post-test)

No Intervention group

Description:

This group received measurements of dependent variables (Gratitude and Psychological Wellbeing) through a pre-test, did not receive the 3GT intervention, and ended with the same measurements. This group aimed to measure the natural effects of the passage of time and the potential influence of the pre-test itself without any intervention.

Group 3 (3GT and post-test)

Experimental group

Description:

This group does not receive a pre-test to eliminate testing bias, but receives the Three Good Things (3GT) Intervention for 7 days, and ends with only dependent variable measurements (post-test). This group tests the effectiveness of the intervention without the interaction effect of the pre-test.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Three Good Things

Group 4 (Post Test only)

No Intervention group

Description:

This group did not receive a pre-test or the 3GT Intervention. They only received a measurement of the dependent variable through a post-test at the end of the study period. This group served as the baseline measurement to isolate the pure effect of the intervention.