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The Influence of a Positive Psychology App on Depression and Anxiety amongst University Students
Baars, Martin (2022) The Influence of a Positive Psychology App on Depression and Anxiety amongst University Students.
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| Abstract: | Positive psychology mobile applications can be used to decrease depression and anxiety amongst its users. However, evidence regarding the effectiveness of such apps in university student populations missing. This is crucial to examine during the increasing mental health problem rates in these populations. This present study investigated the effect of the positive psychology app Training in Positivity (TiP) on depression and anxiety and its user satisfaction. It was expected that usage of the app would cause a decrease in depression and anxiety. Moreover, it was expected that the effect would be larger for females. A pre-post design was used and 83 people participated. Depression and anxiety scores were measured before and after using the app for 18 days. Results revealed main effects of TiP in decreasing depression and anxiety from mild to minimal (6.04 to 4.27 and 6.48 to 4.53 respectively). The effect size of the app was largest for males compared to females in decreasing anxiety (β = - 2.39 for males vs. β = -1.25 for females). No similar effects were found for depression, nor were there interaction effects found between app usage and sex of the participant on either depression or anxiety. Possible explanations for these findings are discussed. |
| 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/90933 |
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