ECPP2014, Online positive Psychology, Linda Bolier, Trimbos-instituut

1. Key symposium
Online positive psychology
State-of-the art in design, tailoring &
personalisation, positive technology and evidence
2nd July 2014
Gekke Ludden, Saskia Kelders, Stephen Schueller, Rosa
Baños, Christina Botella, Eva Fischer, Linda Bolier

3. Key symposium
Online positive psychology
State-of-the art in design, tailoring &
personalisation, positive technology and evidence
2nd July 2014
Gekke Ludden, Saskia Kelders, Stephen Schueller, Rosa
Baños, Christina Botella, Eva Fischer, Linda Bolier

4. World Internet Usage
Penetration (% Population) Growth 2000-2012
Africa 15.6% 3,606.7%
Asia 27.5% 841.9%
Europe 63.2% 393.4%
Middle East 40.2% 2,639.9%
North America 78.6% 153.3%
Latin America / Caribbean 42.9% 1,310.8%
Oceania / Australia 67.6% 218.7%
WORLD TOTAL 34.3% 566.4%
Internet World Stats, June 2012

5. Robbin - App to enhance resilience for
breastcancer patients

7. Empowerment
INTRINSIC
MOTIVATION

8. Connection

9. Support to reach your goals in real-life
Text

10. Accessibility

11. eHealth
Positive
psychology
Positive
technology
Synergy between positive psychology and
technology
Riva et al., 2012; Botella et al., 2012

12. Programme
-Eva Fischer, Robbin app to enhance resilience in breast
cancer patients
-Geke Ludden and Saskia Kelders, Positive
technology: designing for well-being
-Rosa Baños and Christina Botella, Positive
technologies: tools that help us pursue happiness and a
meaningful life
- Stephen Schueller, Individualized interventions: Using
technology to define the who, what, when, and where of
positive psychological interventions
- Linda Bolier, Online positive psychological interventions
– their evidence-base and future directions

13. Evidence-base of online
positive psychological
interventions
2nd July 2014, Linda Bolier, Trimbos Institute, Netherlands
Key symposium Online positive psychology

14. June 2014

15. Review effectiveness of online positive
psychological interventions
• N = 11 studies
• 7/10 studies found significant increases
in well-being
• 5/8 studies found significant increases
in depression
• Small effect sizes
• Low adherence & high drop-out
• Limited use of persuasive technologies
• Quality of the research designs needs
improvement Bolier & Martin Abello, 2014

16. Some recent studies
• Online format just as effective as
group-administered format (Layous et al.,
2012)
• More exercises ≠ more effectiveness
(Schueller & Parks, 2012)
• OPPIs also effective for older age group
50+ (Proyer et al., 2014)
• Evidence for multi-modal interventions
(Drozd et al., 2014; Cobb et al., 2013; Bolier et al., 2013)
• Acclaimed cost-effectiveness not
proven yet (Bolier et al., 2014)

17. Future research
• Replications (see Mongrain & Anselmo Matthews,
2012)
• Designing for adherence and a good
person-activity fit
• Improving and expanding of research
designs
• Blended models: how to use OPPIs in
healthcare and coaching practice?
• Implementation research: how to reach
the Flourish51 goal?

18. Thank you for your attention
Questions?
lbolier@trimbos.nl

19. Discussion points key symposium
• Blended models: how to use OPPIs in
healthcare and coaching practice?
• Implementation research: how to reach
the Flourish51 goal?
• …