A Mobile App-Based Gratitude Intervention's Effect on Mental Well-Being in University Students: Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gratitude interventions are used to cultivate a sense of gratitude for life and others. There have been mixed results of the efficacy of gratitude interventions' effect on psychological well-being with a variety of populations and methodologies.

objectives

The objective of our study was to test the effectiveness of a gratitude intervention smartphone app on university students' psychological well-being.

Methods

We used a randomized experimental design to test our objective. Participants were recruited undergraduate students from a web-based university study recruitment system. Participants completed 90 web-based survey questions on their emotional well-being and personality traits at the beginning and end of the 3-week research period. Their depression, anx

SUBMITTER: Fuller C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11749078 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature