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The Effects of a Mobile Cognitive Bias Modification Training on Implicit Positive Orientation and The Perceived Stress Levels of Students: A Quasi-Experimental Design
Nijhuis, R.E.N. (2023) The Effects of a Mobile Cognitive Bias Modification Training on Implicit Positive Orientation and The Perceived Stress Levels of Students: A Quasi-Experimental Design.
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| Abstract: | Stress is a frequently reported complaint amongst students, affecting their mental and physical well-being, as well as academic success. While traditional stress interventions focus on coping resources, an alternative approach to reducing stress involves the concept of Positive Orientation (PO). The increase of implicit PO might alter the appraisal of stressful situations of students. One intervention used to alter biases is Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM). The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of CBM training on the implicit PO levels and on the perceived stress levels of students. Besides that, in this study, it is investigated whether the relationship between CBM training and the perceived stress levels is mediated by implicit PO and moderated by baseline measures of implicit PO categorised as high or low. For this study with a quasi-experimental design, a mobile CBM training intended to target implicit PO was developed to reduce the stress levels of students. The sample consisted of 50 students, divided into the intervention and control group. The intervention group received six sessions of CBM training using the TIIM App over three days. To measure the dependent variables implicit PO and perceived stress, both groups completed the PO-Implicit Association Test (IAT) and the Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) at baseline and after three days. The results show that the CBM training marginally significantly increased the implicit PO levels in the intervention group. However, no significant effect of CBM training on the perceived stress levels was found, and neither mediation nor moderation effects were found on this relationship. These findings provide promising preliminary evidence that CBM training delivered with the TIIM App is effective in increasing the implicit PO levels of students. |
| 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/95360 |
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