APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Brief Mobile Strengths-Based Micro-Interventions Improve Well-Being In Italian Graduate Students: A Single-Case Experimental Study
- 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.