Brief Online Wellbeing Module for University Students on Understanding Unusual Experiences

Starting university can be a stressful time for some people. Stress can have an impact on our mental health. Therefore we have developed an online wellbeing module for students. We are now conducting the first evaluation of the module. To do this we are inviting students to take part in the online module. Participants will either receive the new module on psychotic symptoms or an alternative wellbeing module. This is decided at random. Everyone taking part will complete some brief questions before and after the modules. We will then see if there are any differences between the new module and the alternative wellbeing module. Taking part will take around 30 minutes – this includes the module and the questions before and after. No expenses will be paid as the survey is completed online, with no anticipated out-of-pocket expenses for participants.

The study is open to students with or without current mental health problems.

We are looking for: University students (both undergraduate and postgraduate eligible) aged 18-35, and English-speaking.

This study is funded by the Health Education England Oxford Clinical Psychology training course. You may ask any questions before deciding to take part by contacting the lead researcher at natalie.steer@stx.ox.ac.uk. This is the link to the study: https://tinyurl.com/4nr8bjnf

Chief Investigator: Dr Louise Johns

Ethics approval reference: Approved 10/07/2024 from a subcommittee of the University of Oxford Central University Research Ethics Committee.

REC Reference number: R87026/RE001