Trial reportBMC psychiatry2014
Effects of mental health self-efficacy on outcomes of a mobile phone and web intervention for mild-to-moderate depression, anxiety and stress: secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial.
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Does Self-Efficacy at the Start of Treatment Predict Treatment Outcome in Patients With EDs?
Who cites it
61 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Digital Psychotherapies for Adults Experiencing Depressive Symptoms: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR mental health · 2024Pooled it
- A Systematic Review on Sexual Health and Drug Use Prevention Interventions for Black Girls.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Behavioral Activation Apps for Depression.PloS one · 2016Pooled it
- Effects of a digital self-efficacy training in stressed university students: A randomized controlled trial.PloS one · 2024Trial
- The Seeking Mental Health Care model: prediction of help-seeking for depressive symptoms by stigma and mental illness representations.BMC public health · 2023Trial
- Within- and between-patients associations between self-efficacy, outcome expectation, and symptom change in cognitive behavioral therapy for generalized anxiety disorder.Journal of clinical psychology · 2023Trial
- Effectiveness of online practical education on vaccination training in the students of bachelor programs during the Covid-19 pandemic.PloS one · 2023Trial
- Matching depression management to severity prognosis in primary care: results of the Target-D randomised controlled trial.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2021Trial
- Effect of TELEmedicine for Inflammatory Bowel Disease on Patient Activation and Self-Efficacy.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2020Trial
- Examining the Effectiveness of a Web-Based Intervention for Depressive Symptoms in Female Adolescents: Applying Social Cognitive Theory.Journal of research in health sciences · 2019Trial
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- Social media groups could foster mental health self-efficacy through social identification.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Psychological Comorbidity in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Low-Risk Chest Pain and Anxiety.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2026Article
- Perceptions of self-efficacy, everyday stress, and symptoms of anxiety and depression among traumatized women in comprehensive treatment.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Article
- Impact of Digital Phenotypes and Question-Asking on Emotional Disorders in Adolescents: 4-Week Field Study.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
- Participatory Intervention Development of a Peer-Guided Self-Help App for Anxiety Disorders: Mixed Methods Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- The role of self-efficacy in internet-based interventions for mental health: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Internet interventions · 2025Review
- Depression and anxiety in people with kidney disease: understanding symptom variability, patient experience and preferences for mental health support.Journal of nephrology · 2025Article
- A multisector community-engaged collaborative for mental health integration in primary care and housing developments: Protocol for a stepped-wedge randomized controlled trial (the Harlem Strong Program).BMC public health · 2024Article
- A comparison of the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural interventions based on delivery features for elevated symptoms of depression in adolescents: A systematic review.Campbell systematic reviews · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundOnline psychotherapy is clinically effective yet why, how, and for whom the effects are greatest remain largely unknown. In the present study, we examined whether mental health self-efficacy (MHSE), a construct derived from Bandura's Social Learning Theory (SLT), influenced symptom and functional outcomes of a new mobile phone and web-based psychotherapy intervention for people with mild-to-moderate depression, anxiety and stress.
methodsSTUDY I: Data from 49 people with symptoms of depression, anxiety and/or stress in the mild-to-moderate range were used to examine the reliability and construct validity of a new measure of MHSE, the Mental Health Self-efficacy Scale (MHSES). STUDY II: We conducted a secondary analysis of data from a recently completed randomised controlled trial (N = 720) to evaluate whether MHSE effected post-intervention outcomes, as measured by the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS) and Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS), for people with symptoms in the mild-to-moderate range.
resultsSTUDY I: The data established that the MHSES comprised a unitary factor, with acceptable internal reliability (Cronbach's alpha = .89) and construct validity. STUDY II: The intervention group showed significantly greater improvement in MHSE at post-intervention relative to the control conditions (p's < = .000). MHSE mediated the effects of the intervention on anxiety and stress symptoms. Furthermore, people with low pre-treatment MHSE reported the greatest post-intervention gains in depression, anxiety and overall distress. No effects were found for MHSE on work and social functioning.
conclusionMental health self-efficacy influences symptom outcomes of a self-guided mobile phone and web-based psychotherapeutic intervention and may itself be a worthwhile target to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of online treatment programs.
trial registrationAustralian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12610000625077.
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