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Grant Number:	2R44MH063609-02
PI Name:	CHIAUZZI, EMIL J.
PI Email:	echiauzzi@inflexxion.com
PI Title:	DIRECTOR OF MULTIMEDIA DEVELOPMENT
Project Title:	Internet-Based Stress Management for College Students

Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The proposed Phase II project is intended to further develop an interactive, web-based multimedia program for college students that is designed to promote increased awareness of stress-related health risks and motivate stress reduction practices, and is called MyStudentbody.com: Stress. The proposed program will be offered through colleges and universities to help students understand stress and learn effective, tailored stress management strategies. The first step in Phase II will be to complete production and usability testing of the prototype to be field-tested. The prototype will then be field tested with college students to assess end-user satisfaction and acceptance of the website. In the Efficacy Study four main hypotheses will be assessed. Compared to students in the Control I (educational website) and Control II (assessment only) groups, students exposed to MyStudentBody: Stress will demonstrate 1) significantly lower reported stress, 2) significantly improved college adjustment, 3) significantly lower psychological distress, and 4) significantly greater self-reported use of active coping strategies. The final product will be marketed as part of a comprehensive college health website.

Thesaurus Terms:
Internet, computer assisted instruction, coping, educational psychology, educational resource design /development, psychological stressor, stress management, university student
computer human interaction, computer program /software, ethnic group, interactive multimedia, mental disorder prevention, programmed instruction, student health service
behavioral /social science research tag, clinical research, human subject, questionnaire

Institution:	INFLEXXION, INC.
	NEWTON, MA 02464
Fiscal Year:	2003
Department:
Project Start:	01-APR-2001
Project End:	30-JUN-2005
ICD:	NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH
IRG:	ZRG1

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