Mood Lifters Online for Graduate Students and Young Professionals
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Mood Lifters is a revolutionary mental wellness program that teaches scientifically validated strategies in a supportive group setting. This study will test two new versions of the program designed specifically for graduate students and young professionals.
Participants will need to attend 12 hour long virtual weekly meetings on Zoom that focus on helpful mental health strategies and skills. Participants will be encourage to practice what the participants learn at home in order to improve their mood or mental wellness. Additionally, participants will complete a series of measures (approx. 1-1.5 hours) prior to, at the end of the program, 1 month after the program and 6 months after the program.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Graduate Student Program This is the graduate student version of the program. The original program has been tailored to this population to meet its specific needs and address its specific concerns. |
Behavioral: Mood Lifters
Participants will need to attend 12 hour long virtual weekly meetings on Zoom that focus on helpful mental health strategies and skills. Participants will be encourage to practice what they learn at home in order to improve their mood or mental wellness.
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Experimental: Young Professional Program This is the young professional version of the program. The original program has been tailored to this population to meet its specific needs and address its specific concerns. |
Behavioral: Mood Lifters
Participants will need to attend 12 hour long virtual weekly meetings on Zoom that focus on helpful mental health strategies and skills. Participants will be encourage to practice what they learn at home in order to improve their mood or mental wellness.
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No Intervention: Waitlist This is the waitlist. Participants may be randomly assigned here first. After the typical period fo the intervention on the waitlist (12 weeks), these participants will be invited to join the arm which they are most appropriate for (i.e., graduate student or young professional). |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 [through study completion, an average of 1 year]
Assesses Depressive Symptoms (Range 0-27; higher scores indicate more significant symptoms of depression)
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7 [through study completion, an average of 1 year]
Assesses Anxiety Symptoms (Range 0-21; higher scores indicate more significant symptoms of anxiety)
- Perceived Stress Scale [through study completion, an average of 1 year]
Assesses Perceived stress (Range 0-40; higher scores indicate more significant perceived stress)
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participants ages 22-32 (must identify as either a graduate student or a young professional)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Active suicidality, mania, or psychosis
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor | Michigan | United States | 48103 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- University of Michigan
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- HUM00163570