The Efficacy of a Growth-Mindset Intervention for Adolescents: A Randomised Controlled Trial

NCT05676554 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: ETH2223-0067
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 104
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is exploring an animated learning resource that could be used online to promote mental health. It is computer based and delivered in a single session, lasting 30 minutes. It teaches young people about thoughts, feelings, personality and the brain, it includes ideas about "mindsets" - or beliefs about the brain - which may be helpful in day-to-day life. The investigators will use social media to recruit 14-18-year-olds to take part in our research. They will be randomly put into one of two groups - either a group who receive the online session first or a group who receive the session later (at the end of the study). The animated learning resource aims to promote and protect mental health. The investigators predict it might have some benefits for emotional wellbeing, though the investigators do not know for certain. Young people who take part might learn something new or find it rewarding to know they have been part of research which could be used to help promote mental health. It is important to know that this is a research study and not a form of treatment for mental health problems.

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders and Symptoms; Depression, Anxiety; Adolescent - Emotional Problem

Keywords

Growth Mindset

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• 11-item Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) (Radez et al., 2021)

  Measures anxiety and depression symptoms. It contains six items addressing anxiety symptoms and five addressing depression symptoms, with the option of a two-item impact supplement. It is an 11 item self-report measure using a Likert scale from 0 (Never) to 3 (Always). Higher scores indicate higher reported symptoms with cut off scores provided to indicate clinically significant scores. The measure should take less than five minutes to complete

  Baseline

• 11-item Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) (Radez et al., 2021)

  Measures anxiety and depression symptoms

  4 week follow up

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Three items from the Implicit Personality Theory Questionnaire (IPTQ) (Yeager et al., 2013)

  Baseline

• Three items from the Implicit Personality Theory Questionnaire (IPTQ) (Yeager et al., 2013)

  4 week follow up

• The Acceptance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth-Short Form (AFQ-Y8; Greco et al., 2008)

  Baseline

• The Acceptance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth-Short Form (AFQ-Y8; Greco et al., 2008)

  4 week follow up

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

This arm will watch the growth mindset session

Other: An Enhanced Psychological Mindset Session for Adolescents

Waitlist

NO INTERVENTION

This arm will receive the intervention once they have completed the follow up at 4 weeks.

Interventions

An Enhanced Psychological Mindset Session for Adolescents OTHER

It is a ten-minute psychoeducation video (animation) delivered on the internet, followed by five minutes of stories from fictional students about how they used the concepts. Participants then complete three multiple choice questions aimed to assess their understanding and ability to apply concepts from the video, followed by 'letter of advice' task where participants have to give advice to a fictional younger student based on the information presented in the animation and videos. The intervention itself was developed by Perkins et al (2021) based on promoting a growth mindset. It was deemed to be a feasible and acceptable tool to promote mental health (Perkins et al., 2021) in their feasibility trial.

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 14 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Ages 14-18 years old
• Currently in the United Kingdom

You may not qualify if:

• Not currently in the United Kingdom
• Participants who cannot read/write English (by self-selecting to take part in the research they will be able to read English sufficiently to continue),

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of East Anglia: lead
• Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of East Anglia

Norwich, United Kingdom

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders; Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 20, 2022
• First Posted: January 9, 2023
• Study Start: February 3, 2023
• Primary Completion: May 23, 2024
• Study Completion: May 23, 2024
• Last Updated: June 4, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (1)