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Preliminary evidence suggests imagery\u2010based episodic simulation of planned activities boosts motivation and engagement, but its effects and underlying mechanisms in individuals with subclinical depression remain unclear.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This prospectively registered randomized controlled trial (Registration No.: ChiCTR2400084768) adopted a single\u2010blind design. A total of, 203 subclinically depressed participants were randomly assigned via computer\u2010generated random number list to the activity scheduling with positive imagery (ASI) group (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200968), activity scheduling (AS) group (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200967) or wait\u2010list (WL) group (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200968). Assessments at pre\u2010treatment, post\u2010treatment and 2\u2010month follow\u2010up measured primary outcomes (behavioural activation, depressive symptoms, prospective imagery) and the secondary outcome (activity ratings).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      At post\u2010treatment, the ASI group had increased behavioural activation (\n                      <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.69\u20130.99), alleviated depressive symptoms (\n                      <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20091.03\u20131.16), enhanced positive prospective imagery (\n                      <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20091.74\u20132.16) and reduced negative prospective imagery (\n                      <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.31\u20130.59) compared to the AS and WL groups. At follow\u2010up, the ASI group outperformed the WL group in depressive symptom improvement (\n                      <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20091.32) and behavioural activation (\n                      <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.51). Additionally, the ASI group demonstrated significantly greater enhancements in anticipated pleasure and anticipated reward for enjoyable activities than the AS group post\u2010training. Exploratory mediation analyses suggested that ASI training may promote behavioural activation and alleviate depressive symptoms by enhancing positive (rather than reducing negative) prospective imagery.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The ASI was an appropriate intervention for subclinical depression. Enhanced positive prospective imagery may be a potential mechanism in ASI training, requiring large\u2010sample validation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/papt.70041","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,2]],"date-time":"2026-02-02T04:19:40Z","timestamp":1770005980000},"page":"519-542","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Efficacy and mechanism of activity scheduling with positive imagery for behavioural activation in subclinical depression: A randomized controlled trial"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"99","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3010-7290","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mingfan","family":"Liu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychology Jiangxi Normal University  Nanchang Jiangxi China"},{"name":"Center of Mental Health Education and Research Jiangxi Normal University  Nanchang Jiangxi China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jiaxin","family":"Du","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychology Jiangxi Normal University  Nanchang Jiangxi China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-4401-5535","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chen","family":"Cheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychology Jiangxi Normal University  Nanchang Jiangxi China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dandan","family":"Peng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychology Jiangxi Normal University  Nanchang Jiangxi China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Qinghong","family":"Mao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychology Jiangxi Normal University  Nanchang Jiangxi China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_11_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1109\/TAC.1974.1100705"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1176\/appi.books.9780890425596"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1037\/abn0000362"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/aphw.12572"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pmed.1001454"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_7_1","volume-title":"Manual for the Beck depression inventory\u2010II","author":"Beck A. 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