Does SMS-support make a difference? Effectiveness of a two-week online-training to overcome procrastination. A randomized controlled trial
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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 -