What’s the project?
“Flashforwards” are mental pictures we can have of the future (for example, a mental picture of doing poorly in an upcoming exam). Often they can be of ‘worst-case scenarios’ and cause anxiety.
A research team (Reimagine Lab) at the University of Oxford has developed a brief digital intervention that uses current understanding of brain mechanisms to reduce the frequency and anxiety of these flashforwards. The team wants your help to evaluate this intervention, so that they can continue to design it to support young people’s mental health and distribute it to a wider audience.
This means the team is looking for young people interested in participation in their research. This project has received ethical approval from the ethics committee at the University of Oxford.
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Participating in this study involves a 1-hour online meeting with one of the researchers to introduce the digital intervention, followed by 4 weeks of using it – this may take a few minutes each day. There will be some questionnaires to complete at the start and end of the study too.
The team is looking to recruit 30 young people for this study.
- Must be based in the UK (and not travelling outside the UK during the study)
- Aged 16-24
- Identify as experiencing anxiety problems
- Speak/read English
- No ongoing therapy
- Access to a smartphone and computer/laptop
£30 compensation will be provided for completing the study
If you are interested in this opportunity, please follow the link below which takes you to the initial questionnaire which helps determine if you are eligible for our study.
https://oxfordxpsy.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bdsv9BEgcEt1sCG
If you have any questions, please email Daniel (one of the researchers) at [email protected]
The team will continue to recruit participants until they have reached their target of 30. They anticipate this to be the 2nd November 2026 – once they have reached their target unfortunately they will need to close participation to this study.
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