Project Personality is designed to instill hope and self-efficacy in teens by teaching growth mindset.
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Project Personality has been evaluated and endorsed by the board of Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development based on its strong evidence of effectiveness and scientific rigor.
To learn more about the Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development evaluation of Project Personality, visit their website here. |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this intervention designed for?
Project Personality is designed for youth (ages 11-17) who want to improve their mental health or learn about their power to grow and change.
How does this intervention help?
Project Personality teaches about your brain's ability to change in important ways that can help you feel better and be the person you want to be.
What have we learned about this intervention so far?
Project Personality has been tested in three randomized controlled trials and various pilot trials. This intervention has been evaluated in two languages (English, Spanish) and within medical (primary care) and non-medical (open-access digital platform) settings. Teens who tried Project Personality have reported improvements in hopelessness, self-hatred, perceived control, agency, depression symptoms, anxiety symptoms, restrictive eating, and COVID-19 trauma, with positive effects lasting as long as 9 months.
Where can I try out this intervention?
Project Personality is available on a broader platform called Project YES, which you can access by clicking here.
How do I cite this intervention?
Schleider, J. L., & Weisz, J. R. (2019). Project Personality. Open Science Framework. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/259JV
Where can I access these intervention materials for research purposes?
Visit our Open Science Framework Page here.
Project Personality is designed for youth (ages 11-17) who want to improve their mental health or learn about their power to grow and change.
How does this intervention help?
Project Personality teaches about your brain's ability to change in important ways that can help you feel better and be the person you want to be.
What have we learned about this intervention so far?
Project Personality has been tested in three randomized controlled trials and various pilot trials. This intervention has been evaluated in two languages (English, Spanish) and within medical (primary care) and non-medical (open-access digital platform) settings. Teens who tried Project Personality have reported improvements in hopelessness, self-hatred, perceived control, agency, depression symptoms, anxiety symptoms, restrictive eating, and COVID-19 trauma, with positive effects lasting as long as 9 months.
Where can I try out this intervention?
Project Personality is available on a broader platform called Project YES, which you can access by clicking here.
How do I cite this intervention?
Schleider, J. L., & Weisz, J. R. (2019). Project Personality. Open Science Framework. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/259JV
Where can I access these intervention materials for research purposes?
Visit our Open Science Framework Page here.
Publications
McDanal, R., Shen, J., Eaton, N., Fox, K., & Schleider, J. L. (invited revision, Clinical Psychological Science). Predicting Transdiagnostic Symptom Change across Diverse Demographic Groups in an RCT of Single-Session Interventions for Adolescent Depression.
Eyllon, M., Dalal, M., Jans, L., Sotomayor, I., Peloquin, G., Yon, J., Fritz, R., & Schleider, J. L. (2023). Referring Adolescent Primary Care Patients to Single-Session Interventions for Anxiety and Depression: Protocol for a Feasibility Study. JMIR Research Protocols.
Ahuvia, I., Mullarkey, M. C., Sung, J. Y., Fox, K. R., & Schleider, J. L. (2023). Evaluating a Treatment Selection Approach for Online Single-Session Interventions for Adolescent Depression. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
Shroff, A., Roulston, C. A., Fassler, J., Dierschke, N. A., San Pedro Todd, J., Rios, Á., Plastino, K., & Schleider, J. L. (2023). A Digital Single-Session Intervention Platform for Youth Mental Health: Cultural Adaptation, Evaluation, and Dissemination. JMIR Mental Health.
*Schleider, J.L., Mullarkey, M.C., Fox, K.R., Dobias, M.L., Shroff, A., Hart, E.A., Roulston, C. (2022). A Randomized Trial of Online Single-Session Interventions for Adolescent Depression during COVID-19. Nature Human Behaviour, 6, 258-268.
Ching, B.C.F., Bennet, S.D., Morant, N., Heyman, I., Schleider, J. L., Fifield, K., Allen, S., & Shafran, R. (2022). Growth mindset in young people awaiting treatment in a paediatric mental health service: a mixed methods pilot of a digital single-session intervention. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
McDanal, R., Rubin, A., Fox, K. R., & Schleider, J. L. (2022). Associations of LGBTQ+ Identities on Acceptability and Response to Online Single-Session Youth Mental Health Interventions. Behavior Therapy.
Schleider, J.L., Dobias, M.L., Sung, J.Y., Mumper, E., & Mullarkey, M. C. (2020). Acceptability and utility of an open-access, online single-session intervention platform for adolescent mental health. JMIR Mental Health, 7(6):e20513.
Schleider, J.L., Dobias, M.L., Fassler, J., Shroff, A., & Pati, S. (2020; Stage 1 Registered Report). Promoting treatment access following pediatric primary care depression screening: Randomized trial of web-based, single-session interventions for parents and youths. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 59, 770-773.
Schleider, J.L., Abel, M.R., & Weisz, J.R (2019). Do immediate gains predict long-term symptom change? Findings from a randomized trial of a single-session intervention for youth anxiety and depression. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 50, 868-881.
Schleider, J.L., Mullarkey, M.C., & Weisz, J.R (2019). Virtual Reality and Web-Based Growth Mindset Interventions for Adolescent Depression: Protocol for a Three-Arm Randomized Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 8(7), e13368.
*Schleider, J.L., & Weisz, J.R. (2018). A single-session growth mindset intervention for adolescent anxiety and depression: Nine-month outcomes of a randomized trial. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 59, 160-170.
*Schleider, J.L., & Weisz, J.R. (2016). Reducing risk for anxiety and depression in adolescents: Effects of a single-session intervention teaching that personality can change. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 87, 170-181.
*Randomized-controlled trials
Eyllon, M., Dalal, M., Jans, L., Sotomayor, I., Peloquin, G., Yon, J., Fritz, R., & Schleider, J. L. (2023). Referring Adolescent Primary Care Patients to Single-Session Interventions for Anxiety and Depression: Protocol for a Feasibility Study. JMIR Research Protocols.
Ahuvia, I., Mullarkey, M. C., Sung, J. Y., Fox, K. R., & Schleider, J. L. (2023). Evaluating a Treatment Selection Approach for Online Single-Session Interventions for Adolescent Depression. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
Shroff, A., Roulston, C. A., Fassler, J., Dierschke, N. A., San Pedro Todd, J., Rios, Á., Plastino, K., & Schleider, J. L. (2023). A Digital Single-Session Intervention Platform for Youth Mental Health: Cultural Adaptation, Evaluation, and Dissemination. JMIR Mental Health.
*Schleider, J.L., Mullarkey, M.C., Fox, K.R., Dobias, M.L., Shroff, A., Hart, E.A., Roulston, C. (2022). A Randomized Trial of Online Single-Session Interventions for Adolescent Depression during COVID-19. Nature Human Behaviour, 6, 258-268.
Ching, B.C.F., Bennet, S.D., Morant, N., Heyman, I., Schleider, J. L., Fifield, K., Allen, S., & Shafran, R. (2022). Growth mindset in young people awaiting treatment in a paediatric mental health service: a mixed methods pilot of a digital single-session intervention. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
McDanal, R., Rubin, A., Fox, K. R., & Schleider, J. L. (2022). Associations of LGBTQ+ Identities on Acceptability and Response to Online Single-Session Youth Mental Health Interventions. Behavior Therapy.
Schleider, J.L., Dobias, M.L., Sung, J.Y., Mumper, E., & Mullarkey, M. C. (2020). Acceptability and utility of an open-access, online single-session intervention platform for adolescent mental health. JMIR Mental Health, 7(6):e20513.
Schleider, J.L., Dobias, M.L., Fassler, J., Shroff, A., & Pati, S. (2020; Stage 1 Registered Report). Promoting treatment access following pediatric primary care depression screening: Randomized trial of web-based, single-session interventions for parents and youths. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 59, 770-773.
Schleider, J.L., Abel, M.R., & Weisz, J.R (2019). Do immediate gains predict long-term symptom change? Findings from a randomized trial of a single-session intervention for youth anxiety and depression. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 50, 868-881.
Schleider, J.L., Mullarkey, M.C., & Weisz, J.R (2019). Virtual Reality and Web-Based Growth Mindset Interventions for Adolescent Depression: Protocol for a Three-Arm Randomized Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 8(7), e13368.
*Schleider, J.L., & Weisz, J.R. (2018). A single-session growth mindset intervention for adolescent anxiety and depression: Nine-month outcomes of a randomized trial. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 59, 160-170.
*Schleider, J.L., & Weisz, J.R. (2016). Reducing risk for anxiety and depression in adolescents: Effects of a single-session intervention teaching that personality can change. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 87, 170-181.
*Randomized-controlled trials