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Patients' experiences in a guided Internet- and App-based stress intervention for college students: A qualitative study

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Fleischmann, R.J., Harrer, M., Zarski, A.-C., Baumeister, H., Lehr, D., Ebert, D.D.·2018·Internet Interventions

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INTRODUCTION: Academic education is often associated with increased stress and adverse effects on mental health. Internet-based interventions have shown to be effective in reducing stress-related symptoms. However, college students as target group so far have not been reached appropriately with psychological interventions and little is known about college students' perception of Internet-based stress management interventions. The objective of this study was to explore the experiences of students participating in an Internet- and App-based stress management intervention originally developed for stressed employees and subsequently adapted and tailored to college students. METHOD: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten participants selected from a randomized controlled trial that evaluated the effectiveness of an Internet- and App-based stress training. The selection of participants aimed to include students with different levels of treatment success. In order to enable an in-depth examination of intervention elements causing dissatisfaction, the interviews were systematically adapted regarding participants' statements in a precedent questionnaire. The interview material was analyzed based on the grounded theory method and thematic analysis. RESULTS: Results suggest students perceive a necessity to adapt Internet-based interventions to their particular needs. Students' statements indicate that a scientific perspective on the intervention and instable life circumstances could be student-specific factors affecting treatment experience. General themes emerging from the data were attitudes towards individualization and authenticity as well as demands towards different functions of feedback. DISCUSSION: Participants' experiences hint at certain intellectual and lifestyle-related characteristics of this population. Future studies should explore whether adaptions to these characteristics lead to a higher acceptance, adherence and effectiveness in the target population.

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Authors
Fleischmann, R. J., Harrer, M., Zarski, A.-C., Baumeister, H., Lehr, D., & Ebert, D. D.
Affiliations
  • Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE)
  • Universität Ulm (DE)
  • Leuphana University of Lüneburg (DE)
Corresponding author
Fleischmann, R.J.
Venue
Internet Interventions
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-06
Volume
12
Pages
130-140
ISSN
2214-7829 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2780283608
Cited by
47
References
58
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 3
FWCI
4.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Internet Interventions (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
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  • Multilingual Matters (Channel View Publications) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Funders
BARMER
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Keywords
stress management, university students, online intervention, mobile application, guided self-help, student stress, intervention adaptation, treatment experience, individualization, feedback, mental health

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