The effect of a universal mobile application on adolescents' mental health and well-being

IF 3.6 2区医学 Q1 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

Internet Interventions-The Application of Information Technology in Mental and Behavioural Health Pub Date : 2025-02-18 DOI:10.1016/j.invent.2025.100814

Helene Høgsdal , Sabine Kaiser , Geraldine Mabille , Monica Martinussen , Reidar Jakobsen , Henriette Kyrrestad

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Abstract

Opp is a universal mental health-promoting mobile application (app) developed for adolescents, with the aim of promoting mental health and well-being and preventing mental health problems. In this randomized controlled trial, the effectiveness of Opp was tested among Norwegian adolescents aged 13 to 25 years. Mental health, well-being, self-efficacy, self-esteem, help-seeking behavior, and sleep quality were assessed at two measurement points (T1 and T2), that were approximately 11 weeks apart. Only the participants that answered at both measurement points were included in the main analyses (N = 399; 75 % girls; Mage = 16.90 years, SD = 1.40). The results demonstrated a statistically significant effect of the app on mental health, as measured by the SDQ Total Difficulties scale (F(1,790) = 4.35, p = .037), while no statistically significant effects were observed on the other outcomes. These results provide important insights, and a broader understanding of how mental health apps can influence the mental health and well-being of a general sample of adolescents.

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Internet Interventions-The Application of Information Technology in Mental and Behavioural Health Medicine-Health Informatics

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6.50

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9.30%

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6 weeks

期刊介绍： Official Journal of the European Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ESRII) and the International Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ISRII). The aim of Internet Interventions is to publish scientific, peer-reviewed, high-impact research on Internet interventions and related areas. Internet Interventions welcomes papers on the following subjects: • Intervention studies targeting the promotion of mental health and featuring the Internet and/or technologies using the Internet as an underlying technology, e.g. computers, smartphone devices, tablets, sensors • Implementation and dissemination of Internet interventions • Integration of Internet interventions into existing systems of care • Descriptions of development and deployment infrastructures • Internet intervention methodology and theory papers • Internet-based epidemiology • Descriptions of new Internet-based technologies and experiments with clinical applications • Economics of internet interventions (cost-effectiveness) • Health care policy and Internet interventions • The role of culture in Internet intervention • Internet psychometrics • Ethical issues pertaining to Internet interventions and measurements • Human-computer interaction and usability research with clinical implications • Systematic reviews and meta-analysis on Internet interventions