Best Possible Self-Tech for Positive Mood
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to learn if a single-session writing exercise (i.e., Best Possible Self-Tech) can improve positive affect and prosocial technology use in a community sample of eighth graders. The main questions it aims to answer are:
1. Can the the Best Possible Self-Tech (BPS-Tech) intervention be feasibly and acceptably delivered in classrooms?
2. What are the associations between textual features of BPS- Tech entries (e.g., length, vividness, positive tone) and post-intervention positive affect?
3. How do participants describe their future prosocial online behavior ("doing good"), engagement with prosocial content ("seeing good") and associated positive emotions ("feeling good") in the BPS-Tech writing exercise?
Participants will participate in the BPS-Tech exercise during class time and respond to surveys about their prosocial technology use and positive affect.
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
Inclusion Criteria
Timeline for a Trial Participant
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Intervention
Participants engage in the Best Possible Self-Tech exercise during class time
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for changes in positive affect and prosocial technology use
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- Best Possible Self-Tech
How Is the Trial Designed?
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Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
University of Oregon
Lead Sponsor
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Collaborator
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