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  • Digital Health
  • Well-being Studies

Background:

  • Positive interventions (PIs) are recognized for their efficacy in improving psychological well-being.
  • Digital platforms offer novel avenues for delivering mental health interventions to diverse populations.
  • Savoring, the process of noticing and cherishing positive experiences, is a key component of positive psychology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effectiveness of a savoring-based positive intervention (PI) delivered through Facebook.
  • To assess the impact of the intervention on positive affect, negative affect, and depression levels in university students.
  • To determine the sustainability of the intervention's effects over a three-week period and at follow-up.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 122 university students in Taiwan.
  • Participants were assigned to either a three-week savoring intervention group via Facebook or a no-treatment control group.
  • Measures included assessments of positive affect, negative affect, and depression at post-test and follow-up.

Main Results:

  • The savoring intervention group demonstrated significantly enhanced positive affect compared to the control group at both post-test and follow-up.
  • No significant differences in negative affect were observed between the intervention and control groups.
  • The treatment group showed significantly lower depression scores at post-test, but this finding was not sustained at follow-up.

Conclusions:

  • A Facebook-delivered savoring intervention can be an effective method for enhancing positive emotions among university students.
  • The intervention shows promise for improving immediate well-being indicators, though long-term effects on depression require further investigation.
  • Leveraging social media platforms for psychological interventions presents a scalable approach to promoting mental health in academic settings.