APS

2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026

Brief Mobile Strengths-Based Micro-Interventions Improve Well-Being In Italian Graduate Students: A Single-Case Experimental Study

Barcelona, Spain · May 2026

Posters · Mental Health in Focus: Symptoms, Support & Intervention

  • Mireia Santamaria-Rincon
    Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment, University of Valencia, Valencia
  • Mireia Santamaria-Rincon
    Polibienestar Research Institute, Valencia
  • Marta Miragall Montilla
    CIBER of Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III
  • Marta Miragall Montilla
    University of Valencia
  • Marta Miragall Montilla
    University of Valencia, Spain
  • Angel Zamora
    Polibienestar Research Institute, Valencia
  • Rocío Herrero
    CIBER of Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid
  • Rocío Herrero
    University Jaume I
  • Chiara Ruini
    Department for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, Rimini
  • Rosa Banos
    CIBER of Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
  • Rosa Banos
    Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
  • Rosa Banos
    Polibienestar Research Institute, Valencia, Spain

Abstract

This study compares two mobile strengths-based micro-interventions for students: one targeting strengths knowledge (SK) and another combining knowledge and use (SKU). In parallel single-case designs (N=14), both improved well-being. SK produced stronger immediate emotional benefits, whereas SKU enhanced eudaimonic well-being. Findings demonstrate that brief mobile interventions are feasible and effective.

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