Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/78335, first published .
Effectiveness of and Mechanisms of Change in a Self-Help Web- and App-Based Resilience Intervention on Perceived Stress in the General Working Population: Randomized Controlled Trial

Effectiveness of and Mechanisms of Change in a Self-Help Web- and App-Based Resilience Intervention on Perceived Stress in the General Working Population: Randomized Controlled Trial

Effectiveness of and Mechanisms of Change in a Self-Help Web- and App-Based Resilience Intervention on Perceived Stress in the General Working Population: Randomized Controlled Trial

Sandy Hannibal   1 , MSc ;   Dörte Behrendt   1 , MSc ;   Michèle Wessa   2, 3, 4 , PhD ;   Sarah K Schäfer   5, 6 , PhD ;   Nina Dalkner   7 , PhD ;   Dirk Lehr   1 , PhD

1 Department of Health Psychology and Applied Biological Psychology, Institute of Sustainability Psychology, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Lüneburg, Germany

2 Department of Neuropsychology and Psychological Resilience Research, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany

3 Research Division Cancer Survivorship and Psychological Resilience, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)-Hector Cancer Institute at the University Medical Center Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany

4 Division Cancer Survivorship and Psychological Resilience, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

5 Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany

6 Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research, Mainz, Germany

7 Division of Psychiatry and Psychotherapeutic Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

Corresponding Author:

  • Sandy Hannibal, MSc
  • Department of Health Psychology and Applied Biological Psychology
  • Institute of Sustainability Psychology, Leuphana University of Lüneburg
  • Universitätsallee 1
  • Lüneburg 21335
  • Germany
  • Phone: 49 41316772378
  • Email: sandy.hannibal@leuphana.de