@article{ref1,
title="Effect of three types of activities on improving mood and enjoyment in a brief online depression study",
journal="Depression research and treatment",
year="2020",
author="Tilden, Caitriona and Bond, Melissa H. and Stephens, Taylor N. and Lyckberg, Tyler and Muñoz, Ricardo F. and Bunge, Eduardo L.",
volume="2020",
number="",
pages="e1387832-e1387832",
abstract="The goal of this study is to determine whether different types of activities have a differential effect on mood and enjoyment. <i>Methods.</i> A secondary analysis of the data of 754 participants (<i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 35.8 years, <i>SD</i><sub>age</sub> = 12.6; <i>M</i><sub>PHQ-9</sub> = 7.6, <i>SD</i><sub>PHQ-9</sub> = 7.0) who were recruited via Amazon Mechanical Turk (AMT) to participate in a brief online study. Participants completed an activity log and reported retrospectively about three types of activities (Pleasant, Meaningful, and Mastery) at baseline and one week follow-up. A mixed effects ANOVA was used to analyze the effect of weekly activities on mood, and a temporal analysis model was used to test for the effect of daily activities on enjoyment. <i>Results.</i> Participants who reported higher number of Mastery activities for the week had higher mood ratings at follow-up (F (1, 39) = 4.89, <i>p</i> <.05), regardless of depression status at baseline. Pleasant and Meaningful activities did not have a significant effect on mood. Daily engagement in any of the three activity types increased enjoyment of that day (Pleasant: <i>b</i> = 0.312, <i>t</i> (1811) = 46.73, <i>p</i> <.001; Meaningful: <i>b</i> = 0.254, <i>t</i> (1814) = 11.65, <i>p</i> <.001; Mastery: <i>b</i> = 0.290, <i>t</i> (1816) = 13.07, <i>p</i> <.001]. <i>Conclusions.</i> These findings contribute to the understanding on how brief behavioral activation interventions delivered online may influence participants' mood and enjoyment, and can inform clinicians' recommendations about types of activities.<br><br>Copyright © 2020 Caitriona Tilden et al.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2090-1321",
doi="10.1155/2020/1387832",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/1387832"
}