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JoyPop Mobile Mental Health App With Post-Secondary Students

Anxiety | Depression | Stress | Emotion Regulation | Well-Being, Psychological

Students within post-secondary education settings are experiencing increasing stress, distress, and mental health difficulties. Many post-secondary education settings have identified student mental health and wellbeing as a priority and yet are struggling to adequately meet the needs of students. This has led to exploring whether technology can be used to help promote mental health and wellbeing among students. The JoyPop app is one mobile mental health app with a growing evidence base. It was developed to support improved emotion regulation - a key challenge among students struggling with distress and mental health difficulties. Using a randomized controlled trial (RCT) design, the primary objective of this research is to determine the effectiveness of the JoyPop app in improving emotion regulation among post-secondary students when compared to no intervention. The secondary objectives are to: (1) Assess change in mental health, wellbeing, and resilience between students in each condition to better understand the app's broader impact; (2) Conduct an economic analysis to determine whether receiving the app reduces other health service use and associated costs; (4) Assess students' perspective on the quality of the JoyPop app.

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Participation Requirements

  • Sex:

    ALL

  • Eligible Ages:

    18 to 25

Participation Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Post-secondary student
* Between 18-25 years old
* Speak/read fluently in English
* Available to attend a virtual or in-person orientation session
* In order to download the JoyPop app, participants will need access to an iOS device (e.g., iPhone, iPad). Refurbished iPhones containing just the JoyPop app may be provided to participants to use for the duration of the trial if they do not have access to their own

Study Location

Lakehead University
Lakehead University
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Canada

Contact Study Team

Primary Contact

Aislin R Mushquash, PhD

Study Sponsored By
Lakehead University
Participants Required
More Information
Study ID: NCT06154369