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Single-session intervention on growth mindset on negative emotions for university student mental health (U-SIGMA): a protocol of two-armed randomized controlled trial.

Shimin Zhu, Yuxi Hu, Di Qi, Nan Qin, Xinli Chi, Jiawen Luo, Jie Wu, Hua Huang, Qiaobing Wu, Lu Yu and 3 more

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Shimin ZhuDepartment of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China. jasmine.zhu@polyu.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3428-0234
Yuxi HuDepartment of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Di QiDepartment of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Nan QinSchool of Public Administration, Guangdong University of Finance & Economics, Guangzhou, China.
Xinli ChiInstitute of Mental Health, School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Jiawen LuoMental Health Education Center, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.
Jie WuMental Health Education Center, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.
Hua HuangFaculty of Education, Zhaoqing University, Zhaoqing, China.
Qiaobing WuDepartment of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Lu YuDepartment of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Shiguang NiGraduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China.
Kyra HamiltonSchool of Applied Psychology, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Mt Gravatt, QLD, Australia.
Samson TseDepartment of Social Work and Social Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.

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Hong Kong Polytechnic University P0041570
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe university years are a developmentally crucial phase and a peak period for the onset of mental disorders. The beliefs about the changeability of negative emotion may play an important role in help-seeking. The brief digital growth mindset intervention is potentially scalable and acceptable to enhance adaptive coping and help-seeking for mental health needs in university students. We adapted the Single-session Intervention on Growth Mindset for adolescents (SIGMA) to be applied in university students (U-SIGMA). This protocol introduces a two-armed waitlist randomized controlled trial study to examine the effectiveness and acceptability of U-SIGMA in promoting help-seeking among university students in the Greater Bay Area.

methodsUniversity students (N = 250, ages 18-25) from universities in the Greater Bay Area will be randomized to either the brief digital growth mindset intervention group or the waitlist control group. Participants will report on the mindsets of negative emotions, perceived control over anxiety, attitude toward help-seeking, physical activity, hopelessness, psychological well-being, depression, anxiety, and perceived stress at baseline and the 2-week and 8-week follow-ups through web-based surveys. A 30-min digital intervention will be implemented in the intervention group, with a pre- and post-intervention survey collecting intervention feedback, while the control group will receive the link for intervention after 8 weeks. DISCUSSION: This protocol introduces the implementation plan of U-SIMGA in multi-cities of the Greater Bay Area. The findings are expected to help provide pioneer evidence for the effectiveness and acceptability of the brief digital intervention for university students in the Chinese context and beyond and contribute to the development of accessible and effective prevention and early intervention for university students' mental health.

trial registrationHKU Clinical Trials Registry: HKUCTR-3012; Registered 14 April 2023.  http://www.hkuctr.com/Study/Show/7a3ffbc0e03f4d1eac0525450fc5187e .

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Adaptation, PsychologicalMental HealthAdolescentAdultAffectHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicStudentsUniversitiesYoung AdultBelief in changeCommon mental health symptomsHelp-seekingUniversity students

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