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Trial reportBMC public health2025

Evaluation of the effectiveness of a 7-week minimal guided and unguided cognitive behavioral therapy-based stress-management APP for students.

Elisabeth Margarete Weiss, Mona Harder, Siegmund Staggl, Bernhard Holzner, Verena Dresen, Markus Canazei

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Elisabeth Margarete WeissDepartment of Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52 f, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria.
Mona HarderDepartment of Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52 f, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria.
Siegmund StagglDepartment of Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52 f, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria.
Bernhard HolznerDepartment of Psychiatry II - Institution for mental and psychosomatic illnesses, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria.
Verena DresenDepartment of Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52 f, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria.
Markus CanazeiDepartment of Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52 f, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria. markus.canazei@uibk.ac.at.

Funding

Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft 880557
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stress during academic training is a significant issue for students, which intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic. Internet-based stress management programs are an attractive, low-threshold and cost-effective option for students at universities. The present randomized controlled intervention study examined the efficacy of a newly developed seven-week minimal guided (with optional e-Coach support) and unguided stress management training (iSMT) App based on cognitive behavioral therapy techniques (CBT) for university students. Participants (guided iSMT version: n = 118; unguided iSMT version: n = 123) were compared to a previous study's passive psychoeducation group (n = 123) and waiting control group (n = 130). Participants were tested at pre- and post-intervention with the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21), the Response Styles Questionnaire (RSQ) and the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ). Both iSMT interventions significantly reduced perceived stress compared to the psychoeducation group and the waiting-list control group (all ps < .001; all ηp

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Cognitive Behavioral TherapyCOVID-19Mobile ApplicationsStress, PsychologicalStudentsAdultFemaleHumansMaleSurveys and QuestionnairesUniversitiesYoung AdultCoping skillsEmotion regulationGuided self-helpWeb-based stress management intervention

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PMID40604528
PMCPMC12219889

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