Examining the Effectiveness of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy bibliotherapy for undergraduates

UMIN ID: UMIN000056759

Registered date:22/01/2025

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Pending
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Not applicable
• Date of first enrollment: 2025/01/27
• Target sample size: 30
• Countries of recruitment: Japan
• Study type: Interventional
• Intervention(s): The Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Workbook, ACT Mental Exercise (Muto, 2023), will serve as the intervention material. Participants will engage in self-guided study of the workbook over a one-month period, supplemented by social reinforcement, such as verbal praise for their commitment to the program.

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: GHQ12 Before intervention and one month after intervention began, and followup
• Secondary Outcome: CES-D STAI MFPI

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: 18years-old
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Gender: Male and Female
• Exclude criteria: Participants must currently be receiving care at a psychiatry or psychosomatic medicine clinic. Participants must have cultural roots outside of Japan. Other cases where the program facilitator determines that participation may compromise the safe implementation of the program.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Others
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: MEXT(Japan)