Online micro intervention for mood improvement: The role of confidence, motivation, and activity type

Internet interventions provide a unique opportunity to increase widespread accessibility of treatment at reduced and scalable costs (Muñoz, 2010). Previous research has explored the impact of specific types of activities on participant's main depressive symptoms i.e., anhedonia, or enjoyment le...

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Published in:Journal of affective disorders 2022-07, Vol.309, p.45-51
Main Authors: Kim, Erick, Walker, Hilary, Bohac, Kathy, Benson, Parker, Bunge, Eduardo L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Affect
Behavioral activation
Confidence
Humans
Internet intervention
Internet-Based Intervention
Mental Processes
Mood
Motivation
Pleasure
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Summary:Internet interventions provide a unique opportunity to increase widespread accessibility of treatment at reduced and scalable costs (Muñoz, 2010). Previous research has explored the impact of specific types of activities on participant's main depressive symptoms i.e., anhedonia, or enjoyment levels, and mood (Bunge et al., 2017).The aim of the current study is to improve the understanding of the effects of online micro interventions targeting motivation, enjoyment levels, and mood. A total of 838 participants recruited from Amazon Mechanical Turk participated in an online calendar activity to improve mood. A regression analysis showed that confidence and motivation were significantly associated with mood (R2 = 0.467, p 
ISSN:0165-0327
1573-2517
DOI:10.1016/j.jad.2022.04.107