Acceptance of a mental health app (JoyPop^TM) for postsecondary students: a prospective evaluation using the UTAUT2.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Mental health (MH) smartphone applications (MH apps) can support the increasing MH needs of postsecondary students and mitigate barriers to accessing support. Evaluating MH app acceptance using technology acceptance models is recommended to improve student engagement with MH apps. The JoyPop^TM app was designed to improve youth resilience and emotion regulation. The JoyPop^TM app is associated with improved student MH, but its acceptance has yet to be evaluated quantitatively. The present study used the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) to evaluate and examine constructs and moderators influencing the acceptance (i.e., behavioural intention) and use of the JoyPop^TM app.

Method

Participants were 183 postsec

SUBMITTER: Malik I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11876143 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature