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Investigating the Effectiveness of IVY+: Combining Implicit Cognitive Bias Modification with Explicit Sleep Hygiene Training to Decrease Fatigue in University Students
Knüppe, Franziska (2023) Investigating the Effectiveness of IVY+: Combining Implicit Cognitive Bias Modification with Explicit Sleep Hygiene Training to Decrease Fatigue in University Students.
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| Abstract: | Fatigue is a widespread health problem significantly impairing individuals’ daily lives and well-being. Attention is directed to the role of a fatigue self-concept bias in maintaining fatigue. Recent evidence supports the effectiveness of cognitive bias modification in correcting such cognitive bias. The Dual Process Model and empirical evidence endorse the additional value of combining CBM with an explicit method to decrease fatigue. The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of combining implicit CBM with explicit sleep hygiene training to decrease implicit and explicit fatigue in university students. This semi-experimental pretest-posttest design study included 27 university students. Outcomes on implicit fatigue self-concept bias (IAT), explicit fatigue self-report (CIS), and sleep quality self-report (SQS) were assessed at baseline and directly after the 5-day IVY+ eHealth intervention. The results indicate significant reductions in fatigue self-concept bias and fatigue self-report after completion of the IVY+ intervention. No difference was found between pre- and post-scores on sleep quality. The findings show that IVY+ effectively decreased implicit and explicit fatigue. The study provides support for a combined implicit-explicit approach to target fatigue comprehensively. This small-scale study provides a starting point for future research to explore the effectiveness of combined intervention approaches for fatigue. |
| 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/95726 |
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