Moderators of wellbeing interventions: Why do some people respond more positively than others?

ABSTRACT: Interventions rarely have a universal effect on all individuals. Reasons ranging from participant characteristics, context and fidelity of intervention completion could cause some people to respond more positively than others. Understanding these individual differences in intervention response may provide clues to the mechanisms behind the intervention, as well as inform future designs to make interventions maximally beneficial for all. Here we focus on an intervention designed to improve adolescent wellbeing, and explore potential moderators using a representative and well-powered sample. 16-year old participants (N = 932) in the Twins Wellbeing Intervention Study logged online once a week to complete control and wellbeing-enhancing activities consecutively. Throughout the study participa

SUBMITTER: Wang RAH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5673222 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature