Web-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Procrastination

February 19, 2024 updated by: Anadolu University

Development of a Web-Based Self-Help System for Reducing Procrastination Based on Cognitive Behavioural Approach: Procrastinate

The main purpose of this study is to present the development process and project flow of an internet-based self-help intervention programme to reduce the level of procrastination among university students.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

In the process of developing the intervention programme, a literature review on procrastination was review on procrastination and it was found that procrastination is a problem for university students in Turkey and the need for an effective intervention programme was identified intervention programme. The existing evidence on the effectiveness of web-based The existing evidence on the effectiveness of web-based intervention programmes was reviewed in the literature developed to address procrastination. In Turkey, web-based interventions are one of the new areas of research. There is no web-based study on procrastination in the Turkish literature. The ERTELE-ME intervention is an internet-based intervention programme consisting of five modules. The intervention programme is deliveredin a guided or self-guided format. The Google Drive service will be used to deliver themodules to the participants.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

45

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • volunteering to participate in the study
  • being 18 years of age or older
  • being an undergraduate student
  • having internet access and an e-mail address with gmail extension
  • getting a score above 3.5 points from the Tuckman Procrastination Behaviour Scale, having a score lower than 20 points for the depression sub-dimension, 15 points for the anxiety sub-dimension and 19 points for the stress sub-dimension of the DASS 21 scale (the participant is expected to meet all sub-dimension conditions).

Exclusion Criteria:

  • not being in a psychological help process
  • not having any psychiatric diagnosis

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Guided Web-Based Intervention
Participants in this group will use the web-based intervention with guidance support.
Other: Internet Based Intervention - GUIDED
In the expert-supported application, each participant will be sent a folder to be shared by the user and the guide via Google Drive, and the user is expected to perform the application in the folder. A module is added to the folder every Monday and the participant is asked to complete the relevant module until Friday of the same week. In the following two days, a feedback message is provided by the expert, taking into account the user's responses.
Experimental: Without Guidance Web-Based Intervention
Participants in this group will use the web-based intervention without guidance support.
Other: Internet Based Intervention - WİTHOUT GUİDANCE
The developed implementation plan is communicated to the participants without expert support and their participation is ensured. A common folder will be created with the participants accepted to the study and in the group without expert support, and the process is managed by transmitting the module to the user via the folder every Monday.
No Intervention: Waitlist
Participants will have no contact with the study team during the waiting period.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Tuckman Procrastination Behaviour Scale
Time Frame: Time Frame: Pre-test, post-test (5 weeks later from pre-test), follow up (10 weeks later from pre-test)
Turkish adaptation of the scale consists of 14 items, five-point Likert type (1: strongly disagree-5: strongly agree) and one dimension. The evaluation of the Tuckman Procrastination Behaviour scale is made by taking the average of all items. The maximum score that can be obtained from the scale is expressed as five and the minimum score as one.
Time Frame: Pre-test, post-test (5 weeks later from pre-test), follow up (10 weeks later from pre-test)
Cognitive Distortions Questionnaire
Time Frame: Time Frame: Pre-test, post-test (5 weeks later from pre-test), follow up (10 weeks later from pre-test)
Turkish adaptation of the form was developed by Batmaz et al. (2015) and consists of 15 items of 9 Likert type. The scale items can be used in short and ultra short form.The 9-item short form will be used to collect data from the study group. The 9-item short form will be used to collect data from the study group.
Time Frame: Pre-test, post-test (5 weeks later from pre-test), follow up (10 weeks later from pre-test)
Time Management Scale
Time Frame: Time Frame: Pre-test, post-test (5 weeks later from pre-test), follow up (10 weeks later from pre-test)
The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 27 and the highest score is 135 (Alay & Koçak, 2002). It was deemed appropriate for the evaluation of time management skills in the study group.
Time Frame: Pre-test, post-test (5 weeks later from pre-test), follow up (10 weeks later from pre-test)
Attitude Scale for Internet-Based Interventions
Time Frame: Time Frame: Pre-test, post-test (5 weeks later from pre-test), follow up (10 weeks later from pre-test)
Apolinário-Hagen et al. (2018) is a measurement tool consisting of 16 items adapted into Turkish by Özer et al. (in the publication stage). Scale consists of two sub-dimensions named as "Perceived Usefulness and Usefulness" and "Relative Advantage and Comparability".
Time Frame: Pre-test, post-test (5 weeks later from pre-test), follow up (10 weeks later from pre-test)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21)
Time Frame: Time Frame: Pre-test, post-test (5 weeks later from pre-test), follow up (10 weeks later from pre-test)
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) is used to assess depression, stress and anxiety levels.
Time Frame: Pre-test, post-test (5 weeks later from pre-test), follow up (10 weeks later from pre-test)

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Sociodemographic Information Form
Time Frame: [Time Frame: Pre-test]
This form will assess age, gender and whether the participant has received psychotherapy/counselling or medication before as potential covariates.
[Time Frame: Pre-test]

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Anadolu University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

March 1, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

April 1, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

July 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 19, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 19, 2024

First Posted (Estimated)

February 26, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

February 26, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 19, 2024

Last Verified

February 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ERTELEME_1

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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