Skills Video Intervention for Chinese/Chinese Americans

Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Video Intervention for Chinese and Chinese American College Students

This is a study that aims to test a coping skills intervention delivered via brief animated videos for Chinese and Chinese American college students.

We are interested in seeing whether a brief video-based Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills training intervention that incorporates Western psychotherapy components and Eastern philosophies would be perceived as relevant and useful for this culturally unique yet diverse group. During the study, participants will (1) complete a 20-min online baseline questionnaire; (2) complete a brief survey each day using a phone App for up to four weeks; and may (3) receive a video each day during the intervention.

Inclusion Criteria:

• age 18 or older
• identifying as Chinese or Chinese American
• interested in learning coping skills to regulate emotions
• having a smart-phone compatible with the research mobile phone app
• matriculated at the local University for the current semester

Exclusion Criteria:

• currently receiving routine mental health services
• not able to read or write English
• not able to provide informed consent