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Musical Cognitive Restructuring Based App for Black Females’ Negative Thoughts and Anxiety

Ellzey, Delilah
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1524174359408583

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2018, MA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Psychological Sciences.
Anxiety is the leading disorder among adolescents and often goes untreated. Given adolescents’ frequent technology use, mental health mobile applications may be one viable option for care. To date, few studies have empirically examined the effectiveness of mhealth apps for youth with anxiety. Moreover, mhealth apps designed for Black adolescents is nonexistent. This study investigated the use of the Sisters United Now (SUN) App, a culturally adaptive mhealth app designed to help Black adolescent girls manage their anxiety and stress. The SUN App allowed participants to use positive, meaningful lyrics to restructure negative thoughts —a process known as musical cognitive restructuring. A sample of 35 Black adolescent girls used the app following a 7-session culturally adaptive Sister circle intervention. It was hypothesized that negative thought would be lower on day 7 than day 1 and anxiety would be lower one-month post-intervention. It was also hypothesized that app use would be positively associated with change in negative thought and anxiety. During one-week period, participants used the app 19 times on average. Results showed that participants’ negative thought scores were significantly lower on day 7, though anxiety scores were not. Additionally, results showed changes in negative thought and anxiety scores were not associated with frequency of app use. Findings indicated participants were compliant with SUN App protocol and negative thought scores decreased. Future work is needed to determine what aspects of the treatment may have led to the improvements seen in participants’ negative thought and whether a longer duration of app use can increase treatment gains in anxious Black adolescent girls.
Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D (Advisor)
Robert Stadulis, Ed.D (Committee Member)
Christopher Flessner, Ph.D (Committee Member)
John Dunlosky, Ph.D (Committee Member)
55 p.
Psychology
cognitive restructuring; CBT; Black adolescents; anxiety; negative thought; negative thinking; anxious; cognitive behavioral therapy; Black girls

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  • Ellzey, D. (2018). Musical Cognitive Restructuring Based App for Black Females’ Negative Thoughts and Anxiety [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1524174359408583

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Ellzey, Delilah. Musical Cognitive Restructuring Based App for Black Females’ Negative Thoughts and Anxiety. 2018. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1524174359408583.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Ellzey, Delilah. "Musical Cognitive Restructuring Based App for Black Females’ Negative Thoughts and Anxiety." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1524174359408583

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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