Effects of Micro-Interventions on Stress Reactivity

The Effects of Brief, Psychological Interventions (Micro-Interventions) on the Individual Stress Reactivity

This study aims to investigate the effects of short, psychological interventions on bio-psychological stress responses after an acute stressor. The efficacy of two different approaches (expectation-bases vs. acceptance-based) will be compared to a control-group.

Inclusion Criteria:

• fluent in German language

Exclusion Criteria:

• chronic disease
• mental disease
• the evening before the day of the experiment until end of the experiment (the next day):
• caffeine, alcohol, intensive physical exercise, chewing gum
• acute hay fever
• current intake of psychotropic medication
• current intake of orale contraceptives
• visual impairments
• heart conditions (self and close relatives)