In the present study, the investigators will conduct a confirmatory efficacy trial to test whether improving practice automaticity (i.e., habit formation) of self-compassionate touch improves outcomes in the predicted direction. Adults (n=440, including 20% for attrition) will be randomly assigned to: (1) the self-compassionate touch intervention plus habit formation tools ("SCT+HABITS") versus (2) the self-compassionate touch intervention alone ("SCT"). The investigators will conduct assessments at baseline, 3-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up. The SCT+HABITS condition will be used to evaluate whether providing habit formation tools results in superior effects to SCT. The intervention will be delivered entirely online.
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Practice Frequency
Timeframe: Change from baseline to 3-month follow-up, and to 6-month followup
Practice Automaticity (Practice Self-Report Behavioral Automaticity Index [SRBAI])
Timeframe: Change from baseline to 3-month follow-up, and to 6-month follow-up.