Self-help Books for Student Mental Health
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Mental Health
In brief
The goal of this study is to compare the efficacy and mechanisms of change of two self-help books for college student mental health in a randomized controlled trial. One book is based on mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), and one is based on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). This study will test the following hypotheses: 1. The ACT and MBSR books will both be feasible and acceptable with college students as evidenced by equivalently high satisfaction and engagement rates. 2. The ACT and MBSR books will be equally effective in improving mental health and well-being among college students. 3. The ACT book will produce larger improvements in valued action, and the MBSR book will produce larger improvements in mindfulness. 4. Valued action will be a stronger predictor of improvements in mental health in the ACT condition and mindfulness will be a stronger predictor of improvements in the mindfulness condition.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03779412
- Run by
- Utah State University
- People needed
- 109
- Starts
- 2019-01-07
- Expected to finish
- 2019-04-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2020-03-24
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age 18 or older
- Enrolled at Utah State University
- Have not participated in other self-help studies run by the USU CBS Lab
- Interested in using self-help book for improving mental health and well-being
You may not qualify if…
- Below the age of 18
- Not a student at Utah State University
- Have participated in previous self-help studies run by the CBS Lab
- Not interested in using a self-help book for improving mental health and well-being
Where it is running
- Utah State University — Logan, Utah, United States
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