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A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Single-Session Digital Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Intervention.

Michael E Levin¹, Miriam N Mukasa¹, Emily M Bowers¹

¹Department of Psychology, Utah State University, 2810 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, USA.

Behavioral Sciences (Basel, Switzerland)

|January 24, 2025

Summary

Single-session digital mental health interventions show promise for improving well-being in college students. While not impacting psychological flexibility, this acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) intervention was highly acceptable and satisfactory.

Keywords:

acceptance and commitment therapy eHealth psychological flexibility single-session intervention university students

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Area of Science:

Mental Health
Digital Health
Psychology

Background:

Adherence is a significant challenge for digital mental health interventions (DMHIs).
Single-session DMHIs offer a low-intensity, time-efficient alternative.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a therapeutic approach adaptable to digital formats.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a single-session ACT-based DMHI.
To assess the impact of a single-session ACT DMHI on college students' psychological flexibility, distress, well-being, and mental health help-seeking behaviors.

Main Methods:

Pilot randomized controlled trial (NCT06139718) with 61 college students.
Participants were randomized to a single-session ACT DMHI or a waitlist control group.
Assessments conducted at 1-week and 1-month follow-up, measuring psychological flexibility, distress, well-being, and help-seeking.

Main Results:

High adherence (87%) and satisfaction with the single-session ACT DMHI.
No significant differences between groups in psychological flexibility, distress, or mental health help-seeking.
Significant improvement in well-being for the ACT group compared to waitlist at 1-month follow-up (d = 0.29).

Conclusions:

The single-session ACT DMHI demonstrates good acceptability and satisfaction among college students.
Preliminary findings suggest potential efficacy for improving well-being, though effects on psychological flexibility were not observed.
Further research is warranted to optimize single-session DMHIs for mental health.