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Meta Self-efficacy Internet Intervention to Improve Work Self-efficacy and Occupational Well-being in Young Employees

No phase Interventional Self Efficacy Occupational Stress Well-Being, Psychological Work Related Stress

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: Meta self-efficacy internet intervention, Placebo.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Self Efficacy, Occupational Stress, Well-Being, Psychological, Work Related Stress. Basic parameters: 18 years — 30 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Poland
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Official title

Meta Self-efficacy Intervention to Improve Work Self-efficacy and Occupational Well-being in Young Employees: Internet Intervention Co-creation and a Randomized Controlled Trial

Overview

This randomized controlled trial aims to test whether enhancing meta self-efficacy through a self-guided internet intervention improves young employees' work self-efficacy and occupational well-being. The trial will evaluate primary (work self-efficacy) and secondary (three dimensions of occupational well-being) outcomes. It is hypothesized that boosting meta self-efficacy will lead to improvements in outcomes, with effects assessed immediately after the intervention, and at 3- and 6-month follow-ups.

Detailed description

This study investigates the efficacy of a self-guided internet intervention designed to enhance meta self-efficacy in young employees. Meta self-efficacy is a psychological resource that encompasses the ability to leverage self-efficacy sources (mastery experiences, vicarious experiences, persuasion, and affective \& physiological states) to boost context-specific self-efficacy. In this two-arm randomized controlled trial, participants (young employees) will be randomly assigned to an experimental group, which will receive internet intervention with activities aimed at enhancing meta self-efficacy, or to a placebo control group, which will receive educational content. Primary and secondary outcomes (including work self-efficacy, job stress, job affective well-being, and work capabilities), as well as the manipulation check (meta self-efficacy), will be assessed immediately after the intervention and at 3- and 6-month follow-ups. The trial aims to evaluate the effect of enhancing meta self-efficacy and explore the impact of factors such as adherence and engagement on the intervention's efficacy.

Interventions

  • Behavioral Meta self-efficacy internet intervention
    The meta self-efficacy intervention is a three-week program comprised of activities designed to enhance meta self-efficacy (the ability to leverage self-efficacy sources). The intervention is contextualized to young employees.
  • Behavioral Placebo
    The placebo condition contains educational material delivered with the same modality as in the experimental condition.

Primary outcome measures

  • Work Self-Efficacy [Time frame: Posttest (after 3 weeks), 3-months follow-up, 6-months follow-up]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
  • Job Affective Well-Being [Time frame: Posttest (after 3 weeks), 3-months follow-up, 6-months follow-up]
  • Job Stress [Time frame: Posttest (after 3 weeks), 3-months follow-up, 6-months follow-up]
  • Work Capabilities [Time frame: Posttest (after 3 weeks), 3-months follow-up, 6-months follow-up]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • must be between 18 and 30 years old
  • must be empolyed (working at least 20 h / week, for at least the prior two months, regardless of the type of contract)

Exclusion criteria

  • none

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single blind
Primary purpose
Treatment

Study locations

Poland · 1 center
  • SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities — Warsaw

Publications

  • Bandura A. Self-efficacy: toward a unifying theory of behavioral change. Psychol Rev. 1977 Mar;84(2):191-215. doi: 10.1037//0033-295x.84.2.191. No abstract available. PMID 847061
  • Smoktunowicz E, Lesnierowska M, Carlbring P, Andersson G, Cieslak R. Resource-Based Internet Intervention (Med-Stress) to Improve Well-Being Among Medical Professionals: Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Jan 11;23(1):e21445. doi: 10.2196/21445. PMID 33427674
  • Maciejewski J, Cieslak R, Carlbring P, Smoktunowicz E. Meta Self-Efficacy Internet Intervention to Support Occupational Health in Young Employees: Protocol for Co-Creation and a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Dec 23;14:e85082. doi: 10.2196/85082. PMID 41432307

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06944990 · MSE intervention

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗