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ArticleInternet interventions2020

Internet-based self-help intervention aimed at increasing social self-efficacy among internal migrants in Poland: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Anna Rogala, Maria Szczepaniak, Natalia Michalak, Gerhard Andersson

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Article in Internet interventions, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04088487 (New in Town-Internet Intervention for Migrants), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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NCT04088487 naterminatednot on this map

New in Town-Internet Intervention for Migrants: a Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Social Sciences and Humanities, WarsawRan2020 to 2020Enrolled178ConditionsSelf Efficacy, Loneliness, Social SkillsArmsNew in Town-Interner Intervention for Migrants
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Do Migration and Acculturation Impact Somatization? A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Anna RogalaDepartment of Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland.
Maria SzczepaniakDepartment of Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland.
Natalia MichalakDepartment of Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland.
Gerhard AnderssonDepartment of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Uniwersytet SWPS · PLKarolinska Institutet · SE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMigration is a challenging life transition that may be a source of various problems related to well-being and mental health. However, the psychological adaptation of migrants may be potentially facilitated by social self-efficacy-the beliefs in one's ability to initiate and maintain interpersonal relationships. Previous research suggests that social self-efficacy is positively related to adjustment and negatively related to loneliness, depression, and psychological distress. Research also confirms that self-efficacy beliefs can be effectively enhanced using Internet-based interventions. These results served as a background for creating the New in Town, a self-help Internet-based intervention for internal migrants in Poland that aims at increasing social self-efficacy. Exercises in the intervention are based on the principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and relate to sources of self-efficacy beliefs: mastery experiences, vicarious experiences, verbal persuasions, and emotional and physiological states. Users complete increasingly challenging tasks that encourage them to interact with their environment. The aim of this trial was to investigate the efficacy of the New in Town intervention.

methodsThe efficacy of the New in Town intervention will be tested in a two-arm randomized controlled trial with a waitlist control group. Social self-efficacy will be the primary outcome. Secondary outcomes will include loneliness, perceived social support, and satisfaction with life. Additionally, we will measure user experience among participants allocated to the experimental group. We aim to recruit a total of DISCUSSION: The trial will provide insights into the efficacy of Internet-based self-help interventions in increasing social self-efficacy. Given that the intervention works, New in Town could provide an easily accessible support option for internal migrants in Poland.

trial registrationThe trial was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (identifier: NCT04088487) on 11th September 2019.

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Internet-based interventionsLonelinessMigrationRandomized controlled trial (RCT)Satisfaction with lifeSelf-helpSocial self-efficacySocial support

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