Study: wording of survey instructions may sway mental health answers
NCT ID NCT06956378
First seen Feb 03, 2026 · Last updated May 15, 2026 · Updated 12 times
Summary
This study looks at whether emphasizing certain words in a questionnaire's instructions changes how people with depression or anxiety respond. Researchers will give the same mental health survey twice in one day to 200 U.S. adults who have been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder or major depressive disorder. The goal is to understand how instruction wording affects survey results, not to provide any treatment.
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University of California - Irvine
Orange, California, 92868, United States
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