Web-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Procrastination

NCT06278142 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: ERTELEME_1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 45
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The main purpose of this study is to present the development process and project flow of an internet-based self-help intervention programme to reduce the level of procrastination among university students.

Conditions

Mental Health Issue

Keywords

Web-based intervention; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Procrastination

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Tuckman Procrastination Behaviour Scale

  Turkish adaptation of the scale consists of 14 items, five-point Likert type (1: strongly disagree-5: strongly agree) and one dimension. The evaluation of the Tuckman Procrastination Behaviour scale is made by taking the average of all items. The maximum score that can be obtained from the scale is expressed as five and the minimum score as one.

  Time Frame: Pre-test, post-test (5 weeks later from pre-test), follow up (10 weeks later from pre-test)

• Cognitive Distortions Questionnaire

  Turkish adaptation of the form was developed by Batmaz et al. (2015) and consists of 15 items of 9 Likert type. The scale items can be used in short and ultra short form.The 9-item short form will be used to collect data from the study group. The 9-item short form will be used to collect data from the study group.

  Time Frame: Pre-test, post-test (5 weeks later from pre-test), follow up (10 weeks later from pre-test)

• Time Management Scale

  The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 27 and the highest score is 135 (Alay \& Koçak, 2002). It was deemed appropriate for the evaluation of time management skills in the study group.

  Time Frame: Pre-test, post-test (5 weeks later from pre-test), follow up (10 weeks later from pre-test)

• Attitude Scale for Internet-Based Interventions

  Apolinário-Hagen et al. (2018) is a measurement tool consisting of 16 items adapted into Turkish by Özer et al. (in the publication stage). Scale consists of two sub-dimensions named as "Perceived Usefulness and Usefulness" and "Relative Advantage and Comparability".

  Time Frame: Pre-test, post-test (5 weeks later from pre-test), follow up (10 weeks later from pre-test)

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21)

  Time Frame: Pre-test, post-test (5 weeks later from pre-test), follow up (10 weeks later from pre-test)

Other Outcomes (1)

• Sociodemographic Information Form

  [Time Frame: Pre-test]

Study Arms (3)

Guided Web-Based Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in this group will use the web-based intervention with guidance support.

Other: Internet Based Intervention - GUIDED

Without Guidance Web-Based Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in this group will use the web-based intervention without guidance support.

Other: Internet Based Intervention - WİTHOUT GUİDANCE

Waitlist

NO INTERVENTION

Participants will have no contact with the study team during the waiting period.

Interventions

Internet Based Intervention - GUIDED OTHER

In the expert-supported application, each participant will be sent a folder to be shared by the user and the guide via Google Drive, and the user is expected to perform the application in the folder. A module is added to the folder every Monday and the participant is asked to complete the relevant module until Friday of the same week. In the following two days, a feedback message is provided by the expert, taking into account the user's responses.

Guided Web-Based Intervention

Internet Based Intervention - WİTHOUT GUİDANCE OTHER

The developed implementation plan is communicated to the participants without expert support and their participation is ensured. A common folder will be created with the participants accepted to the study and in the group without expert support, and the process is managed by transmitting the module to the user via the folder every Monday.

Without Guidance Web-Based Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• volunteering to participate in the study
• being 18 years of age or older
• being an undergraduate student
• having internet access and an e-mail address with gmail extension
• getting a score above 3.5 points from the Tuckman Procrastination Behaviour Scale, having a score lower than 20 points for the depression sub-dimension, 15 points for the anxiety sub-dimension and 19 points for the stress sub-dimension of the DASS 21 scale (the participant is expected to meet all sub-dimension conditions).

You may not qualify if:

• not being in a psychological help process
• not having any psychiatric diagnosis

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Anadolu University: lead

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Counseling

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Health Services; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Community Health Services; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services

Central Study Contacts

Ömer Özer, Phd

CONTACT

5437446687; omer_ozer@anadolu.edu.tr

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 19, 2024
• First Posted: February 26, 2024
• Study Start: March 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2024
• Study Completion: July 1, 2024
• Last Updated: February 26, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02