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Summary

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The Mind Booster Green app significantly reduced depressive symptoms and improved college adjustment in students. This gamified cognitive behavioral therapy program showed high adherence and usability, offering a scalable mental health solution.

Keywords:

CBT RCT app-based cognitive behavioral therapy college students depressive symptoms mobile phone randomized controlled trial self-help t-CBT technology-based cognitive behavioral therapy

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Area of Science:

Digital mental health interventions
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Student mental health

Background:

Technology-based CBT programs offer accessible mental health support for college students.
Low adherence rates are a significant challenge for digital mental health interventions.
Mind Booster Green is an app-based CBT program designed to improve engagement.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the effectiveness of Mind Booster Green's tailored content and gamification on college students' depressive symptoms and life adjustment.
To assess the impact of the intervention on negative and positive automatic thoughts.
To examine the usability and adherence rates of the app.

Main Methods:

A randomized, unblinded controlled trial with 170 college students.
Participants used the Mind Booster Green app (intervention) or were on a waitlist (control) for 1 month.
Outcomes (depressive symptoms, college adjustment, automatic thoughts) were measured pre-intervention, post-intervention, and at 2-month follow-up via web-based questionnaires.

Main Results:

The intervention group showed significantly greater improvements in depressive symptoms, college adjustment, and automatic thoughts compared to the control group.
Large within-group effect sizes were observed for depressive symptoms and college adjustment.
Adherence rates were high (89% for intervention group), and app usability was rated favorably.

Conclusions:

Mind Booster Green shows promise as a complementary, scalable, and cost-effective digital mental health intervention for college students.
The program's tailored content and gamification elements appear to enhance engagement and effectiveness.
Further research is recommended to explore its applicability in diverse populations.