This study will evaluate the effect of a short, animated storytelling intervention video on positive psychological capital intervention on immediate and medium-term psychological capital and related constructs, gratitude and happiness. We will also measure voluntary engagement with the content of the short, animated storytelling intervention video on positive psychological capital. In this 4-armed, parallel, randomized controlled trial, 10,000 adult, US participants will be randomly assigned to (1) a short, animated storytelling intervention video on positive psychological capital followed by the psychological capital , gratitude and happiness surveys (2) the surveys only, (3) an attention placebo control video followed by the before mentioned surveys, and (4) an arm that is exposed to neither the video nor the surveys. Two weeks later, participants in all four arms will complete all of the surveys. The primary outcome is psychological capital (immediate and medium-term). Secondary outcomes are gratitude and happiness (immediate and medium-term) as well as voluntary engagement with the short, animated storytelling video content.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
10,000
Participants in the Intervention Arm will view a short, animated storytelling video designed to promote psychological capital.
The Attention Placebo Control Arm will view an attention placebo control video, unrelated to the outcomes measured in this trial.
Immediate effect of the short, animated storytelling intervention video on positive psychological capital
The immediate effect of the short, animated storytelling intervention video on positive psychological capital, as measured by the CPC-12R, the GQ-6 and the single-item validated happiness scale.
Time frame: immediately after watching the video
Medium-term effect of the short, animated storytelling intervention video on psychological capital
The medium-term effect of the short, animated storytelling intervention video on psychological capital after two weeks.
Time frame: 2 weeks
Immediate effect of the short, animated storytellingintervention video on gratitude and happiness
The effect of the short, animated storytellingintervention video on gratitude and happiness, both related to the construct of positive psychological capital
Time frame: immediately after watching the video
Medium-term effect of exposure to psychological capital and related psychological scales on these same outcomes
The effect of exposure to psychological capital and related psychological scales on these same outcomes, measured two weeks later
Time frame: 2 weeks
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