The aim of the project is firstly, to develop an app-based mental health intervention for adolescents. Secondly, to evaluate the effect of this app. The overarching goal is to offer a low-threshold intervention, called Opp, that is easily accessible and free to use for all adolescents in Norway.
The intervention "Opp" will be delivered through a mobile application. The overall goals of Opp are to 1) increase well-being and mental well-being, 2) increase knowledge about mental health, 3) increase coping skills to deal with stress, 4) increase help-seeking behavior, 5) increase self-esteem, 6) increase sleep quality and 7) reduce mental health problems. To evaluate the mobile application two studies will be conducted: A user survey and an effectiveness study with a follow-up examination after about six weeks. The effectiveness study will be conducted as a randomized controlled trial with an intervention group and a waiting-list control group.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
399
Opp is a universal mental health promoting mobile application for adolescents aged 13-25 years.
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Tromsø, Norway
Change in WHO-5 (WHO-Five Well-being Index)
WHO-5 (WHO, 1998): A five item self-report questionnaire assessing well-being on a six point scale.
Time frame: Change from baseline to six weeks after intervention.
Change in SDQ (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire)
SDQ (Goodman, 1997): A 25 item self-report assessing mental health and psychosocial functioning in 11-17 years old adolescents on a three point scale.
Time frame: Change from baseline to six weeks after intervention.
General Self-efficacy scale (GSE)
Resilience will be measured with the Norwegian version of the GSE (Røysamb, 1997; Schwarzer et al., 1995) which consists of 10 questions measured on a four-point scale.
Time frame: Change from baseline to six weeks after intervention.
Help-seeking behavior
Two self-report items measuring if they sought help and who they sought help from.
Time frame: Change from baseline to six weeks after intervention.
Self-liking and Competence Scale
Self-liking and Competence Scale (Silvera, Neilands, \& Perry, 2001; Tafarodi \& Swann, 2001): A 20 item self-report assessing self-liking and self-competence.
Time frame: Change from baseline to six weeks after intervention.
Sleeping quality
Sleeping quality will be measured with six questions from the Bergen Child Study (Hysing, Harvey, Stormark, Pallesen, \& Sivertsen, 2018).
Time frame: Change from baseline to six weeks after intervention.
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