The Digital Wellbeing Project

Piloting a Web App for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Mental Health

This goal of this randomized control trial is to test whether a web application that provides sexual and gender minority youth ages 13-19 (N=200) with tools for affirming their identities and coping with minority stress can affect key psychosocial outcomes, such as coping self-efficacy and symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Are between 13-19 years of age (inclusive)
2. Self-identify as a sexual or gender minority
3. Are English literate
4. Reside within the United States
5. Have access to a device that has internet access, a web browser, and SMS capabilities, such as a smartphone, computer, or tablet
6. Willingness to participate in study activities

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Not between 13-19 years of age (inclusive)
2. Does not self-identify as a sexual or gender minority
3. Is not English literate
4. Does not reside within the United States
5. Does not have access to a device that has internet access, a web browser, and SMS capabilities, such as a smartphone, computer, or tablet
6. Unwilling to participate in study activities