Single-Session Web-Based Training in Self-Compassion

Pilot Randomized Trial of Compassionate Care: A Single-Session Web-Based Training in Self-Compassion Among Adults With Stress, Anxiety, and/or Depressive Symptoms

Two-arm, parallel group randomized clinical trial conducted via Mturk comparing a single-session web-based intervention called Compassionate Care versus a control intervention (nature videos with relaxing music) for adults with moderate-to-severe stress, depression and/or anxiety symptoms.

Procedures include completing: (1) pre-intervention baseline assessment; (2) one of two single-session web-based intervention (approximately 30 to 45 minutes each); (3) a brief post-intervention survey; and (4) a 2-week follow-up assessment.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years of age or older

• Fluent in English

• At least moderate stress, anxiety and/or depressive symptoms, as indicated by a score of:

  14 or higher on the PSS-10, and/or 10 or higher on the GAD-7, and/or 10 or higher on the PHQ-9

Exclusion Criteria:

• Fail to meet above-listed inclusion criteria
• Do not pass attention/data quality checks in initial screening or study assessments, including:
• Obvious lack of English fluency in open response questions
• Responding with random text in open response questions
• Respond with either copy/pasted responses from text earlier in the intervention to any of free response questions
• Participants with a completion time less than an average of 1.5 seconds per question for the baseline survey assessment OR who fail all three attention check questions in the baseline survey, indicating very careless, random, inattentive and/or hasty responding
• Exit the study prior to condition randomization