StriveWeekly: Self-Guided Online Intervention for Anxiety, Depression, and Stress in University Students

Randomized Control Trial of Online Mental Health Promotion Program for University Students

This study was a randomized controlled trial of an original online mental health promotion program. This study aimed to: 1) establish program effectiveness by examining symptom change between conditions and 2) examine predictors of symptom change. The program was previously tested in open trial feasibility study by the same Principal Investigator and has since been rebuilt as informed by feasibility findings and participant qualitative feedback.

Participants were randomly assigned to either a waitlist condition or eight weeks of the intervention condition. Baseline, posttest, and follow-up electronic surveys collected self-reported symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression. Motivational variables were also assessed at baseline and then tested as moderators of intervention effects.

Inclusion Criteria:

• enrolled as a student at UCLA (Fall 2017 - Winter 2018)

Exclusion Criteria:

• concurrent enrollment in a similar online anxiety and depression treatment study on campus
• invalid data reporting (e.g., straight-lined responses to surveys) -- post hoc exclusion