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Behavioral Mechanisms and Health Outcomes of Positive Psychological Intervention

NCT06483568 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 250

Last updated 2024-07-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if engaging in a multi-activity positive psychology intervention increases emotional well-being

The main aims of this project are to:

1. Test the efficacy of a multi-activity positive psychology intervention for increasing emotional well-being in a racial-ethnically and socioeconomically diverse sample.
2. Identify physical and social behavioral mechanisms driving positive psychology intervention effects on emotional well-being change and the durability of these effects over time.
3. Examine physical health outcomes stemming from emotional well-being gains.

Participants will:

Visit the laboratory three times to complete survey measures and physical assessments.

Complete brief survey items three times a day for 10 weeks of the study period. Engage with assigned activities weekly for four weeks of the study period.

Conditions

  • Well-Being, Psychological

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Pathways to Happiness Intervention

Four weeks of activities including a gratitude journal, random acts of kindness, self-compassionate letter, and capitalizing on positive events activities.

BEHAVIORAL

Personal Organization Activities

Four weeks of activities including a completed tasks journal, weekly "task burst," productivity letter, and talking to others about task activities.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-07-15
Primary Completion
2025-07-01
Completion
2025-07-01

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