Trial reportJournal of medical Internet research2024
The Impact of Video-Based Microinterventions on Attitudes Toward Mental Health and Help Seeking in Youth: Web-Based Randomized Controlled Trial.
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- Information and Communication Technology Interventions to Enhance Mental Health Literacy Among Young Adults and Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis.International journal of nursing practice · 2026Pooled it
- Expectation framing in psychotherapy: effects of approach- and avoidance-oriented video interventions on help-seeking intentions.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Navigating self-injury in a digital world: adolescents' perspectives on coping, help-seeking, and technology.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- An online vignette experiment on stigma and help-seeking attitudes towards five mental health problems in adolescents and emerging adults.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Time Perspective, Psychological Well-Being and Attitudes to Seeking Mental Health Services in Russian Y and Z Generations.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundMental health (MH) problems in youth are prevalent, burdening, and frequently persistent. Despite the existence of effective treatment, the uptake of professional help is low, particularly due to attitudinal barriers.
objectiveThis study evaluated the effectiveness and acceptability of 2 video-based microinterventions aimed at reducing barriers to MH treatment and increasing the likelihood of seeking professional help in young people.
methodsThis study was entirely web based and open access. The interventions addressed 5 MH problems: generalized anxiety disorder, depression, bulimia, nonsuicidal self-injury, and problematic alcohol use. Intervention 1 aimed to destigmatize and improve MH literacy, whereas intervention 2 aimed to induce positive outcome expectancies regarding professional help seeking. Of the 2435 participants who commenced the study, a final sample of 1394 (57.25%) participants aged 14 to 29 years with complete data and sufficient durations of stay on the video pages were randomized in a fully automated manner to 1 of the 5 MH problems and 1 of 3 conditions (control, intervention 1, and intervention 2) in a permuted block design. After the presentation of a video vignette, no further videos were shown to the control group, whereas a second, short intervention video was presented to the intervention 1 and 2 groups. Intervention effects on self-reported potential professional help seeking (primary outcome), stigma, and attitudes toward help seeking were examined using analyses of covariance across and within the 5 MH problems. Furthermore, we assessed video acceptability.
resultsNo significant group effects on potential professional help seeking were found in the total sample (F
conclusionsInterventions to promote help seeking for MH problems may require disorder-specific approaches. The study results can inform future research and public health campaigns addressing adolescents and young adults.
trial registrationGerman Clinical Trials Register DRKS00023110; https://drks.de/search/de/trial/DRKS00023110.
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