Best Possible Self-Tech for Middle Schoolers

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Conditions studied: Technology Use, Positive Affect

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07540819

Run by

University of Oregon

People needed

80

Starts

2026-04-27

Expected to finish

2026-09-20

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-20

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• eighth grade student enrolled in a participating middle school
• speaks and writes in English
• regular access to a web-enabled computer, tablet, or smartphone

You may not qualify if…

• current participation in psychotherapy for anxiety or depression
• a diagnosed cognitive or developmental impairment

Where it is running

• University of Oregon — Eugene, Oregon, United States

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