Clinical trial NCT06944990: Meta Self-efficacy Internet Intervention to Improve Work Self-efficacy and Occupational Well-being in Young Employees
Official title: Meta Self-efficacy Intervention to Improve Work Self-efficacy and Occupational Well-being in Young Employees: Internet Intervention Co-creation and a Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Self Efficacy
Occupational Stress
Well-Being, Psychological
Work Related Stress
Keywords: meta self-efficacy
self-efficacy
job affective well-being
sustainable employability
work stress
work self-efficacy
Lead sponsor: University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-04-25
Enrollment: 600
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 30
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This randomized controlled trial aims to test whether enhancing meta self-efficacy through a self-guided internet intervention improves young employees' work self-efficacy and occupational well-being. The trial will evaluate primary (work self-efficacy) and secondary (three dimensions of occupational well-being) outcomes. It is hypothesized that boosting meta self-efficacy will lead to improvements in outcomes, with effects assessed immediately after the intervention, and at 3- and 6-month follow-ups.

Detailed description: This study investigates the efficacy of a self-guided internet intervention designed to enhance meta self-efficacy in young employees. Meta self-efficacy is a psychological resource that encompasses the ability to leverage self-efficacy sources (mastery experiences, vicarious experiences, persuasion, and affective \& physiological states) to boost context-specific self-efficacy. In this two-arm randomized controlled trial, participants (young employees) will be randomly assigned to an experimental group, which will receive internet intervention with activities aimed at enhancing meta self-efficacy, or to a placebo control group, which will receive educational content. Primary and secondary outcomes (including work self-efficacy, job stress, job affective well-being, and work capabilities), as well as the manipulation check (meta self-efficacy), will be assessed immediately after the intervention and at 3- and 6-month follow-ups. The trial aims to evaluate the effect of enhancing meta self-efficacy and explore the impact of factors such as adherence and engagement on the intervention's efficacy.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* must be between 18 and 30 years old
* must be empolyed (working at least 20 h / week, for at least the prior two months, regardless of the type of contract)

Exclusion Criteria:

* none

Primary outcomes:
measure: Work Self-Efficacy
timeFrame: Posttest (after 3 weeks), 3-months follow-up, 6-months follow-up
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Job Affective Well-Being
timeFrame: Posttest (after 3 weeks), 3-months follow-up, 6-months follow-up
measure: Job Stress
timeFrame: Posttest (after 3 weeks), 3-months follow-up, 6-months follow-up
measure: Work Capabilities
timeFrame: Posttest (after 3 weeks), 3-months follow-up, 6-months follow-up
Other outcomes:
measure: Meta self-efficacy.
timeFrame: Posttest (after 3 weeks), 3-months follow-up, 6-months follow-up
Locations:
city: Warsaw
country: Poland
facility: SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities
Study officials:
affiliation: SWPS University
name: Jan Maciejewski
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Bandura A. Self-efficacy: toward a unifying theory of behavioral change. Psychol Rev. 1977 Mar;84(2):191-215. doi: 10.1037//0033-295x.84.2.191. No abstract available.
citation: Smoktunowicz E, Lesnierowska M, Carlbring P, Andersson G, Cieslak R. Resource-Based Internet Intervention (Med-Stress) to Improve Well-Being Among Medical Professionals: Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Jan 11;23(1):e21445. doi: 10.2196/21445.