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 called Focused Minds and 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?
If you are ready to get started and wish to enrol, you first need to fill out a survey to check your eligibility and answer a few pre-program questions about your wellbeing. From there, you'll receive an email with your participant ID number and passwords for the sessions.
Note for Flinders University SONA participants
If you wish to sign up for this study in order to receive course credit, you will need to complete the Eligibility and Enrolment Survey before signing up for the study on SONA. Once you have completed this questionnaire, you will be sent an email with the Invitation Code which allows you to sign up for the SONA study.