Cognitive restructuring
'Cognition' is a word used to denote a thought or belief, and 'restructuring' involves challenging a cognition by looking at the evidence for or against it. The basic idea behind cognitive restructuring is that thoughts themselves are not facts; you need to consider whether the thoughts you are having are true and to consider whether there are any other ways to thinking about a particular situation. At first this can be a real challenge: we often believe what we think and don't question our own thoughts. However, often our thinking is biased, and with perfectionism it can be biased towards thinking too negatively and harshly about yourself.
Participation
Interested in joining the program?
Participation is open to individuals of any gender between the ages of 17-25 who struggle with feelings of not living up to personal standards, with self-criticism, and with body image or eating concerns.
The program is aimed at setting realistic, achievable goals, whilst creating a mindset which focuses on success rather than self-criticism.
The programs involves 8 sessions of online, self-guided activities based around thoughts, emotions, and behaviours associated with goal attainment and having high standards.
These sessions are designed to take roughly 20 minutes to complete, though there is no time limit.
As part of your participation, you will be asked to fill out surveys relating to your psychological well-being at various times throughout the program. You will also be asked to provide feedback on the sessions. These surveys take approximately 10 minutes to complete. This information will be stored and analysed by Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia.
To access our participant information sheet click here.
Ready to take the next step?
Recruitment will be occurring through Prolific, an online research recruitment site, between August-September 2022. In order to participate, you will need to first sign up as a user of Prolific.
You first need to fill out a survey to check your eligibility and answer a few pre-program questions. Please note, this upcoming trial is a Randomised Control Trial. This means there is no gaurantee that you will receive access to the program immediately. Randomised participants will either receive access immediately or at the end of the study. Please check the participant information sheet for more information.
If you are interested in accessing the program outside of the trial (as a researcher, clinician, or non-participant) please email the Research Team at focusedmindsprogram@gmail.com