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Evaluating Knowledge Mobilization Sustainability Approaches
Sponsor: McGill University
Summary
The overarching objective of the current study is to evaluate the effectiveness, acceptability, strategy use, and maintenance of behaviour change of different stress management sustainability groups. Furthermore, the study aims to examine how these sustainability groups and maintenance of behaviour change may impact student wellness in the long term. Specifically, objective 1 sought to compare three commonly employed approaches for sustainability of stress management strategy use (workshop booster sessions, online community drop-ins, digital infographic reminders) and an inactive control group (no support) in terms of their (1.1) effectiveness on wellness outcomes (i.e., stress, healthy and unhealthy coping capacity, mindfulness, coping self-efficacy, and well-being), (1.2) acceptability, (1.3) strategy use, and (1.4) maintenance of behaviour change over time. It was hypothesized that the community drop-in sustainability group would have greater effectiveness, strategy use, and maintenance of behaviour change compared to the other sustainability groups and inactive control. This hypothesis aligns with the literature across both sustainability supports and maintenance of behaviour change-related indices, suggesting that social support is a key element to sustained strategy use. No specific hypothesis was made for which sustainability approach would be rated as most (H1.2) acceptable given this is a novel area of research. Objective 2 sought to examine (2.1) whether maintenance of behaviour change at post (T2) predicted wellness outcomes (i.e., stress, healthy and unhealthy coping capacity, mindfulness, coping self-efficacy, and well-being) at 6-month follow-up (T4), and whether this relationship was differentially moderated by sustainability group. It was hypothesized (H2.1) that maintenance of behaviour change at post would positively predict healthy coping, mindfulness, coping self-efficacy, and well-being and negatively predict stress and unhealthy coping at the 6-month follow-up and that this would be moderated by sustainability group (i.e., workshop booster sessions, online community drop-ins, digital infographic reminders).
Official title: Evaluating Knowledge Mobilization Sustainability Approaches for Stress Management in University Students
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 29 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
331
Start Date
2023-09-20
Completion Date
2024-04-02
Last Updated
2026-10-08
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Sustainability of stress management strategy use
Then, different sustainability approaches (workshop boosters, community drop-ins, infographic reminders) were developed to ensure equivalent content across: (a) psychoeducation on habit formation and maintenance of behaviour change; and (b) embedded skills-based practice of habit formation. Themes addressed in the sustainability approaches included: (a) understanding values; (b) goal setting; (c) planning for challenges; (d) awareness of resources; (e) facing setbacks; (f) building a community of practice; and (g) general tips for getting started.
Stress management
All groups received a digital infographic with interactive links with stress management strategies. Stress management strategies touched on 4 main areas which included (a) pause/break; (b) positive awareness; (c) kindness to self; and (d) social support.
Locations (1)
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada