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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Behavioral Science
  • Digital Health

Background:

  • Short-term thinking negatively impacts future consequence consideration and behavior.
  • A novel smartphone intervention was developed to foster future orientation and goal attainment.
  • The intervention strengthens future self-identification and stimulates episodic future thinking.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate user experiences and adherence to the smartphone intervention.
  • To determine the intervention's effectiveness in promoting future-oriented mindsets.
  • To identify specific intervention modules that yield the most significant changes in key outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized controlled trial involving 166 first-year university students.
  • Participants were assigned to either the smartphone intervention or a goal-setting control group.
  • Data collection occurred at baseline, weekly, post-intervention, and at 3-month follow-up, assessing various psychological outcomes.

Main Results:

  • User experiences and adherence data will be collected.
  • Intervention effectiveness on primary outcomes like self-defeating behavior and future orientation will be assessed.
  • Secondary outcomes, including psychosocial wellbeing and self-efficacy, will be analyzed.

Conclusions:

  • The study will yield insights into user engagement with the digital intervention.
  • Findings will inform the general effectiveness of the intervention for improving future orientation.
  • Results will guide the optimization and future development of this novel intervention strategy.