A Short, Animated Storytelling Video to Boost Psychological Capital

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study will evaluate the effect of a short, animated storytelling intervention video on positive psychological capital intervention on immediate and medium-term psychological capital and related constructs, gratitude and happiness. We will also measure voluntary engagement with the content of the short, animated storytelling intervention video on positive psychological capital. In this 4-armed, parallel, randomized controlled trial, 10,000 adult, US participants will be randomly assigned to (1) a short, animated storytelling intervention video on positive psychological capital followed by the psychological capital , gratitude and happiness surveys (2) the surveys only, (3) an attention placebo control video followed by the before mentioned surveys, and (4) an arm that is exposed to neither the video nor the surveys. Two weeks later, participants in all four arms will complete all of the surveys. The primary outcome is psychological capital (immediate and medium-term). Secondary outcomes are gratitude and happiness (immediate and medium-term) as well as voluntary engagement with the short, animated storytelling video content.

Official Title
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Efficacy of a Short, Animated Storytelling Video to Boost Psychological Capital in the Post-pandemic Era: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Conditions
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Psychological Capital

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: short, animated storytelling video (intervention video)
* Other: short, animated storytelling attention placebo video


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Registration with the Prolific platform Exclusion Criteria: none

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 59 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: This is a 4-armed, parallel, randomized controlled trial, conducted purely online
Masking: Triple


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Intervention Arm<br>At Time 1, the Intervention Arm will view a short, animated storytelling video designed to promote psychological capital and, immediately thereafter, complete the CPC-12R, the GQ-6 as well as a single-item validated happiness scale. Two weeks later, the participants will complete the CPC-12R, the GQ-6 and the single-item validated happiness scale. | Other: short, animated storytelling video (intervention video)<br>* Participants in the Intervention Arm will view a short, animated storytelling video designed to promote psychological capital.<br>|
| No Intervention: Scale-Exposed Control Arm<br>The Scale-Exposed Control Arm will watch no video content at Time 1, but will complete the CPC-12R, the GQ-6 as well as a single-item validated happiness scale. Two weeks later, the participants will complete the CPC-12R, the GQ-6 and the single-item validated happiness scale. | |
| Placebo Comparator: Attention Placebo Control Arm<br>The Attention Placebo Control Arm will view an attention placebo control video, unrelated to the outcomes measured in this trial, before completing the CPC-12R, the GQ-6 and the single-item validated happiness scale. Two weeks later, the participants will complete the CPC-12R, the GQ-6 and the single-item validated happiness scale. | Other: short, animated storytelling attention placebo video<br>* The Attention Placebo Control Arm will view an attention placebo control video, unrelated to the outcomes measured in this trial.<br>|
| No Intervention: Un-exposed Control Arm<br>The Un-exposed Control Arm will neither watch video content, nor complete the CPC-12R, the GQ-6 and the single-item validated happiness scale at Time 1. Two weeks later, the participants will complete the CPC-12R, the GQ-6 and the single-item validated happiness scale. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Immediate effect of the short, animated storytelling intervention video on positive psychological capital | The immediate effect of the short, animated storytelling intervention video on positive psychological capital, as measured by the CPC-12R, the GQ-6 and the single-item validated happiness scale. | immediately after watching the video | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medium-term effect of the short, animated storytelling intervention video on psychological capital | The medium-term effect of the short, animated storytelling intervention video on psychological capital after two weeks. | 2 weeks | 
| Immediate effect of the short, animated storytellingintervention video on gratitude and happiness | The effect of the short, animated storytellingintervention video on gratitude and happiness, both related to the construct of positive psychological capital | immediately after watching the video | 
| Medium-term effect of exposure to psychological capital and related psychological scales on these same outcomes | The effect of exposure to psychological capital and related psychological scales on these same outcomes, measured two weeks later | 2 weeks | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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psychological capital, education entertainment intervention, short, animated storytelling