3.3. Procedure
depression
After providing their consent, the participants were asked to answer the question, “Out of the following list of factors, which do you think is the MOST important cause of depression?”. The list of factors provided contained biology and chemistry, stress in the environment, relationship problems, and other. Respondents indicating “other” causes of depression were ineligible from further participation in the study. The remaining participants were randomised to the tailored condition or the control condition. Participants in the tailored condition received a description of CBT for depression tailored to their endorsement of the most important cause of depression. For example, participants endorsing biological causes of depression at baseline were provided with the simple biological tailored description. Participants in the control condition received the previously described generic, classic description of CBT for depression. After reading the descriptions, participants completed the modified TAAS and CEQ, which were presented in random order. At the end of the survey, participants provided their demographic information and were subsequently thanked, debriefed, and compensated USD 2.5 for their participation.