Efficacy of Different Versions of the Best Possible Self Intervention

NCT03024853 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: H1415802387094
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 112
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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).

Conditions

General Population

Keywords

Best Possible Self; Positive Intervention; Optimism

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change from Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS; Watson, Clark & Tellegen, 1988; Sandín et al., 1999) from baseline to post-in

  Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (1 week) and follow-up (1 month, 3 months).

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• New General Self-Efficacy Scale (NGSES; Chen, Gully & Eden, 2001)

  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).

  Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (1 week) and follow-up (1 month, 3 months).

• Fordyce Happiness Scale (Fordyce, 1988)

  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)

  Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (1 week) and follow-up (1 month, 3 months).

Other Outcomes (1)

• Self-Concordant Motivation (SCM; Sheldon & Elliot, 1999)

  Day 1

Study Arms (4)

BPS PAST

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants write down about themselves in a past when they displayed their best self. Then, they make a video with this text and a chosen song, watch the video and then they visualize (imagine) the content.

Behavioral: BPS PAST

BPS PRESENT

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants write down about themselves in in the present, focusing on what currently makes the best version of themselves (skills, features...). Then, they make a video with this text and a chosen song, watch the video and then they visualize (imagine) the content.

Behavioral: BPS PRESENT

BPS FUTURE

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants write down about themselves in the future after everything has gone as well as it possibly could. Then, they make a video with this text and a chosen song, watch the video and then they visualize (imagine) the content. This is the original BPS exercise (already validated in other studies).

Behavioral: BPS FUTURE

CONTROL

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants write down the activities they did during the last 24 hours. Then, they visualize (imagine) the content. They practice the visualization exercise for 7 consecutive days.

Behavioral: CONTROL

Interventions

BPS PAST BEHAVIORAL

BPS PAST

BPS PRESENT BEHAVIORAL

BPS PRESENT

BPS FUTURE BEHAVIORAL

BPS FUTURE

CONTROL BEHAVIORAL

CONTROL

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Participants must be 18 years old or older.
• Participants must be willing to participate in the study.
• Participants must have computer with Internet access and e-mail address.

You may not qualify if:

• To suffer from moderated or severe depression as established by a score of 20 or more in the Beck Inventory of Depression (BDI-II; Beck, 1996).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Valencia: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Valencia

Valencia, 46010, Spain

Location

Related Publications (4)

• Meevissen YM, Peters ML, Alberts HJ. Become more optimistic by imagining a best possible self: effects of a two week intervention. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 2011 Sep;42(3):371-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2011.02.012. Epub 2011 Mar 2.

  PMID: 21450262 BACKGROUND

• King L. The Health Benefits of Writing About Life Goals. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 27(7): 798-807, 2001.

  BACKGROUND

• Sheldon KM, Lyubomirsky S. How to increase and sustain positive emotion: The effects of expressing gratitude and visualizing best possible selves. The Journal of Positive Psychology 1(2): 73-82, 2006.

  BACKGROUND

• Peters ML, Flink IK, Boersma K, Linton SJ. Manipulating optimism: Can imagining a best possible self be used to increase positive future expectancies? The Journal of Positive Psychology 5(3): 204-211, 2010.

  BACKGROUND

Study Officials

• Rosa M Baños, Professor

  University of Valencia

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Ernestina Etchemendy, Researcher

  University of Teruel

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Alba Carrillo, PhD student

  University of Valencia

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Full Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 12, 2017
• First Posted: January 19, 2017
• Study Start: March 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2018
• Study Completion: September 1, 2018
• Last Updated: October 9, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

ES (1)