The aim of this study is to analyze the efficacy of several variations of an already validated Positive Psychology Intervention (PPI) called Best Possible Self, using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in general population. Participants are randomly assigned to one of 4 conditions: BPS PAST condition, BPS PRESENT condition, BPS FUTURE condition, and CONTROL condition (daily activities).
Intervention lasts 7 days. Participants come to the laboratory the first day, they fill up assessment questionnaires and practice the assigned exercise. Then, they practice the assigned exercise for 6 more days at home. The main hypothesis is that all three experimental conditions will enhance wellbeing comparing to the control condition.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
112
University of Valencia
Valencia, Spain
Change from Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS; Watson, Clark & Tellegen, 1988; Sandín et al., 1999) from baseline to post-in
Time frame: Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (1 week) and follow-up (1 month, 3 months).
New General Self-Efficacy Scale (NGSES; Chen, Gully & Eden, 2001)
Time frame: Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (1 week) and follow-up (1 month, 3 months).
Life Orientation Test (LOT-R; Otero, Luengo, Romero Gómez & Castro, 1998; Scheier, Carver & Bridges, 1994).
Time frame: Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (1 week) and follow-up (1 month, 3 months).
Fordyce Happiness Scale (Fordyce, 1988)
Time frame: Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (1 week) and follow-up (1 month, 3 months).
Temporal Satisfaction with Life Scale (TSWLS; Pavot, Diener & Suh, 1998)
Time frame: Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (1 week) and follow-up (1 month, 3 months).
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