TY - JOUR

T1 - Does SMS-support make a difference? Effectiveness of a two-week online-training to overcome procrastination.

T2 - A randomized controlled trial

AU - Eckert, Marcus

AU - Ebert, David D.

AU - Lehr, Dirk

AU - Sieland, Bernhard

AU - Berking, Matthias

PY - 2018/7/5

Y1 - 2018/7/5

N2 - The primary purpose of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) was to evaluate the efficacy of an unguided, 2-week internet-based training program to overcome procrastination, called ON.TOP. Because adherence is a typical problem among individuals who tend to procrastinate, especially with internet-based interventions, the secondary purpose of the present study was to investigate whether adding SMS support increases subjects' frequency of engagement in training. In a three-armed RCT (N = 161), the effects of the intervention alone and intervention with daily SMS-support were compared to a waiting list control condition in a sample of students. The primary outcome of interest was procrastination. The secondary outcome of interest was the extent of training behavior. Baseline (T0), immediate post-treatment (T1) and 8-week post-treatment (T2) assessments were conducted. Results indicated that procrastination decreased significantly only with intervention group with daily SMS support, relative to control. Moreover, incorporating SMS support also may enhance extent of training behavior.

AB - The primary purpose of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) was to evaluate the efficacy of an unguided, 2-week internet-based training program to overcome procrastination, called ON.TOP. Because adherence is a typical problem among individuals who tend to procrastinate, especially with internet-based interventions, the secondary purpose of the present study was to investigate whether adding SMS support increases subjects' frequency of engagement in training. In a three-armed RCT (N = 161), the effects of the intervention alone and intervention with daily SMS-support were compared to a waiting list control condition in a sample of students. The primary outcome of interest was procrastination. The secondary outcome of interest was the extent of training behavior. Baseline (T0), immediate post-treatment (T1) and 8-week post-treatment (T2) assessments were conducted. Results indicated that procrastination decreased significantly only with intervention group with daily SMS support, relative to control. Moreover, incorporating SMS support also may enhance extent of training behavior.

KW - Psychology

KW - Adherence

KW - Online-training

KW - SMS support

KW - Procrastination

KW - Rubicon model

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85049652126&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01103

DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01103

M3 - Journal articles

C2 - 30026713

AN - SCOPUS:85049652126

VL - 9

JO - Frontiers in Psychology

JF - Frontiers in Psychology

SN - 1664-1078

IS - JUL

M1 - 1103

ER -