Does a Novel Intervention Targeting Derailment Decrease Depressive Symptoms?
The goal of this clinical trial is to understand if a reflective journaling intervention-"Me Through Time"- which is intended to decrease derailment (defined as the inability to meaningfully connect one's past self to their current self) may have downstream impacts on depressive symptoms.
- EligibilityCriteria: Inclusion Criteria:  Participants must be aged 18-29. Participants must be fluent in English. Participants must have attended at least one semester of college. Participants must live in the United States Participants must have a score on the Derailment Scale of at least 37 at pre-assessment. Participants must have a score on the Beck Depression Inventory II of at least 20 at pre- assessment. Participants must have a score on the GAD-7 of at least 10 at pre-assessment. Participants must be willing and able to engage in a 2-week reflective journaling experience.  Exclusion Criteria:  Those outside of the specified age range. Those who are not fluent in English. Those who have not attended at least one semester of college. Those who do not live in the United States. Those who have a score on the Derailment Scale of less than 37 at pre-assessment. Those have a score on the Beck Depression Inventory II of less than 20 at pre- assessment. Those who have a score on the GAD-7 of less than 10 at pre-assessment. Those who are neither willing nor able to engage in a 2-week reflective journaling experience. - HealthyVolunteers: No - Gender: All - MinimumAge: 18 Years - MaximumAge: 29 Years - StdAgeList: Adult