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The Effects of the PsyPills App on Emotion Regulation and Risk Behaviors in Emerging Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Sponsor: Babes-Bolyai University
Summary
This study aims to investigate the effects of the PsyPills mobile application on improving emotion regulation and reducing risk behaviors among emerging adults. PsyPills is a self-guided psychological intervention based on Rational-Emotive and Behavioral Therapy (REBT) principles and the Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention (JITAI) framework. The app provides short, contextually adaptive "psychological pills," or cognitive restructuring exercises, designed to help users replace irrational beliefs with rational alternatives in moments of emotional distress. The study will compare PsyPills app with an active control condition using the MoodWheel app, which supports emotional monitoring without therapeutic content.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 29 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
204
Start Date
2026-01
Completion Date
2026-05
Last Updated
2025-12-26
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
PsyPills
A self-guided mobile intervention based on Rational-Emotive and Behavioral Therapy (REBT) principles and the Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention (JITAI) framework. Provides short, adaptive "psychological pills" - personalized cognitive restructuring exercises aimed at identifying and replacing irrational beliefs, reducing dysfunctional emotionality, and improving emotion regulation.
MoodWheel
The active control condition involves using the MoodWheel app, designed for emotional self-monitoring without therapeutic content. Participants label and track their emotional states, but the app does not provide cognitive restructuring, feedback, or intervention elements.
Locations (1)
Babes-Bolyai University
Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania