Study of Student Flourishing
Start Date
9/22/2025
Completion Date
5/1/2026
Summary
The goal of this study is to learn how a science-based mobile app, called Flourish, affects student well-being. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does receiving access to the Flourish app increase well-being (e.g., positive affect, loneliness, belonging) among students? 2. Does using the Flourish app in combination with a human buddy/friend lead to better outcomes than using the app alone? Researchers will compare three different groups to see if and how the Flourish app works to improve student well-being: 1. Waitlist Control Group: Students continue with existing school resources. 2. Flourish App Group: Students use the Flourish app (a digital toolkit and AI chatbot) twice per week. 3. Flourish App + Buddy Group: Students use the Flourish app twice per week with someone else as a "Flourish Buddy". Participants will: Be randomly assigned to one of the three groups listed above. Use the app or continue with regular resources for 6 weeks. Complete four short online surveys about their well-being (at the beginning, during the 6 weeks, and at the end).
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 18 years to No maximum
Interventions
Digital toolkit
Mental Health America Resources
Conditions
Locations
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California 94720
United States
Foothill College
Los Altos Hills, California 94022
United States
Chapman University
Orange, California 92866
United States
University of Colorado Denver
Denver, Colorado 80204
United States
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
United States
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas 66506
United States
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island 02912
United States
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington 98195
United States
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin 53706
United States
University of Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia V8P 5C2
Canada
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, Canterbury 8140
New Zealand