College Student Stress: Transitions Over Time

Participants (in both arms) will complete surveys once per week and participants in the intervention arm will also complete additional 1-minute surveys daily. Study participation will be completed at the conclusion of the final follow-up survey administered 6-weeks after study enrollment.

Text messages will be sent Mondays-Sunday if participants are randomized to receive them in a given week, with a daily 50:50 send/no-send randomization. A bank of 25 text messages will be used for the study, providing tips/strategies across a range of topics, including managing time and academic stressors, recommendations for self-care and mood management, and messages geared towards fostering social connections and support. Some messages will contain links to videos, websites, or articles for more information on a topic.

For individuals that are randomized to receive a Personalized Feedback Report, the study team will send participants a text on a Monday with the feedback from the prior survey (baseline survey in the first week, weekly survey in the next five weeks). There will be graphs for depression, anxiety, stress, and flourishing.