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Self-Help Apps for Mental Health : Use, Experience, and Predictors of Use
Freier, Angelika (2024) Self-Help Apps for Mental Health : Use, Experience, and Predictors of Use.
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| Abstract: | Background: Mental health apps are becoming more relevant in supporting mental well-being. Overall, mental health app use remains low. Research into the use and experience of different mental health apps and factors associated with use is limited. Aim: In the current study, the aim was to investigate [1] participants' use of and experience with different types of mental health apps, [2] the relation between personality, background variables and mental health app use, and [3] the relation between mental well-being and mental health app use. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted (N = 111) to measure participants' use of different types of mental health apps and the association of this use with a self-developed questionnaire. The association of this use with personality and mental well-being was assessed with the Big Five Inventory-10 (BFI-10) and the Mental Health Continuum Short-Form (MHC-SF). Results and conclusion: In this study, most participants have tried a mental health app (62.2%) while for the majority mental health app use was limited. Participants being female, young, having a high average screen time, or scoring low on conscientiousness (BFI-10) or high on openness (BFI-10) were more likely to use mental health apps. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/100081 |
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