The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to learn if a single-session writing exercise (i.e., Best Possible Self-Tech) can improve positive affect and prosocial technology use in a community sample of eighth graders. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Can the the Best Possible Self-Tech (BPS-Tech) intervention be feasibly and acceptably delivered in classrooms? 2. What are the associations between textual features of BPS- Tech entries (e.g., length, vividness, positive tone) and post-intervention positive affect? 3. How do participants describe their future prosocial online behavior ("doing good"), engagement with prosocial content ("seeing good") and associated positive emotions ("feeling good") in the BPS-Tech writing exercise? Participants will participate in the BPS-Tech exercise during class time and respond to surveys about their prosocial technology use and positive affect.
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The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule-Child Short Form
Timeframe: Baseline, immediately post-intervention, 1-week follow up, 1 month follow-up
The Program Feedback Scale
Timeframe: Immediately post-intervention