How to Optimally Train Emotional and Social Skills

NCT ID: NCT05945992

Last Updated: 2023-07-14

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

240 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-07-31

Study Completion Date

2024-07-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to compare different well-being intervention components in healthy individuals. The main question it aims to answer is how an optimal emotional and social learning program should be composed. Participants will participate in one of 16 courses over 14-weeks which will have a varying combination of four components:

* emotion regulation,
* mindfulness,
* self-acceptance and
* resource activation.

For each of these components there will be a control component. Further, there will be a waitlist-control-group included.

Detailed Description

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Background: Social-emotional skills are of great importance for academic and professional success and are a huge protective factor of mental health.

Objectives: The aim of the study therefore is to examine the optimal combination of different well-being intervention components to foster mental health and subjective well-being in a student and trainee population. The investigators draw on current concepts like mindfulness which already proved to be empirically effective and try to compare their effectiveness and understand how they work together, whether they strengthen or complement each other.

Methods: In a factorial design trial with 16 different intervention conditions, up to 240 students or trainees will participate in a 14-week well-being-intervention. This intervention with a maximum of 15 participants per course consists of weekly 1,5h sessions plus 3 full-day appointments using psycho-educational elements, practical exercises and group discussion on various topics. Participants will complete online surveys on subjective and psychological well-being, mental health, and several resilience factors pre-, during and post-intervention as well as 5 months after completion as follow-up assessments.

Implications: The study will contribute to an evidence-based and easily accessible and scalable well-being intervention, supporting health promotion and stress prevention in the general population.

Conditions

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Mental Health

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Every intervention of each arm will have four components, in varying combination. For each intervention component (mindfulness, self-acceptance, resource activation, emotion regulation) there will exist a control component, when this specific component is not included in the arm.
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Condition 1: emotions, self, mindfulness, resources

(1) emotion regulation, (2) self-acceptance, (3) mindfulness, (4) resource activation

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Emotion regulation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Psycho-education elements concerning the emergence and functions of emotions, progressive muscle relaxation (PMR), analysis of emotional situations and group exercises

Self-acceptance

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Exercises and guided self-experience targeting heightened knowledge about oneself and acceptance of all personal strengths and weaknesses, exercises based on the internal family systems by R. Schwartz.

Mindfulness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Guided mindfulness-exercises, different meditation techniques like body scan, breathing meditation. Reflection and exchange within the group

Resource activation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Exercises focusing on developing positive emotions and fostering personal strengths, based on the Positive Psychology movement of Martin Seligman, working on individual values, life goals and sense of life.

Condition 2: emotions, self, mindfulness, conflict resolution

(1) emotion regulation, (2) self-acceptance, (3) mindfulness, (4) constructive conflict resolution

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Emotion regulation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Psycho-education elements concerning the emergence and functions of emotions, progressive muscle relaxation (PMR), analysis of emotional situations and group exercises

Self-acceptance

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Exercises and guided self-experience targeting heightened knowledge about oneself and acceptance of all personal strengths and weaknesses, exercises based on the internal family systems by R. Schwartz.

Mindfulness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Guided mindfulness-exercises, different meditation techniques like body scan, breathing meditation. Reflection and exchange within the group

Control component 4_constructive conflict resolution

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for resource activation

Condition 3: emotions, self, stress, resources

(1) emotion regulation, (2) self-acceptance, (3) stress management, (4) resource activation

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Emotion regulation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Psycho-education elements concerning the emergence and functions of emotions, progressive muscle relaxation (PMR), analysis of emotional situations and group exercises

Self-acceptance

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Exercises and guided self-experience targeting heightened knowledge about oneself and acceptance of all personal strengths and weaknesses, exercises based on the internal family systems by R. Schwartz.

Resource activation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Exercises focusing on developing positive emotions and fostering personal strengths, based on the Positive Psychology movement of Martin Seligman, working on individual values, life goals and sense of life.

Control component 3_stress management

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for mindfulness

Condition 4: emotions, self, stress, conflict resolution

(1) emotion regulation, (2) self-acceptance, (3) stress management, (4) constructive conflict resolution

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Emotion regulation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Psycho-education elements concerning the emergence and functions of emotions, progressive muscle relaxation (PMR), analysis of emotional situations and group exercises

Self-acceptance

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Exercises and guided self-experience targeting heightened knowledge about oneself and acceptance of all personal strengths and weaknesses, exercises based on the internal family systems by R. Schwartz.

Control component 3_stress management

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for mindfulness

Control component 4_constructive conflict resolution

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for resource activation

Condition 5: emotions, communication, mindfulness, resources

(1) emotion regulation, (2) communication skills, (3) mindfulness, (4) resource activation

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Emotion regulation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Psycho-education elements concerning the emergence and functions of emotions, progressive muscle relaxation (PMR), analysis of emotional situations and group exercises

Mindfulness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Guided mindfulness-exercises, different meditation techniques like body scan, breathing meditation. Reflection and exchange within the group

Resource activation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Exercises focusing on developing positive emotions and fostering personal strengths, based on the Positive Psychology movement of Martin Seligman, working on individual values, life goals and sense of life.

Control component 2_communication skills

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for self-acceptance

Condition 6: emotions, communication, mindfulness, conflict resolution

(1) emotion regulation, (2) communication skills, (3) mindfulness, (4) constructive conflict resolution

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Emotion regulation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Psycho-education elements concerning the emergence and functions of emotions, progressive muscle relaxation (PMR), analysis of emotional situations and group exercises

Mindfulness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Guided mindfulness-exercises, different meditation techniques like body scan, breathing meditation. Reflection and exchange within the group

Control component 2_communication skills

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for self-acceptance

Control component 4_constructive conflict resolution

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for resource activation

Condition 7: emotions, communication, stress, resources

(1) emotion regulation, (2) communication skills, (3) stress management, (4) resource activation

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Emotion regulation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Psycho-education elements concerning the emergence and functions of emotions, progressive muscle relaxation (PMR), analysis of emotional situations and group exercises

Resource activation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Exercises focusing on developing positive emotions and fostering personal strengths, based on the Positive Psychology movement of Martin Seligman, working on individual values, life goals and sense of life.

Control component 2_communication skills

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for self-acceptance

Control component 3_stress management

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for mindfulness

Condition 8: emotions, communication, stress, conflict resolution

(1) emotion regulation, (2) communication skills, (3) stress management, (4) constructive conflict resolution

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Emotion regulation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Psycho-education elements concerning the emergence and functions of emotions, progressive muscle relaxation (PMR), analysis of emotional situations and group exercises

Control component 2_communication skills

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for self-acceptance

Control component 3_stress management

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for mindfulness

Control component 4_constructive conflict resolution

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for resource activation

Condition 9: group dynamics, self, mindfulness, resources

(1) social behavior in groups, (2), self-acceptance, (3) mindfulness, (4) resource activation

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Self-acceptance

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Exercises and guided self-experience targeting heightened knowledge about oneself and acceptance of all personal strengths and weaknesses, exercises based on the internal family systems by R. Schwartz.

Mindfulness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Guided mindfulness-exercises, different meditation techniques like body scan, breathing meditation. Reflection and exchange within the group

Resource activation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Exercises focusing on developing positive emotions and fostering personal strengths, based on the Positive Psychology movement of Martin Seligman, working on individual values, life goals and sense of life.

Control component 1_social behaviors in groups

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for emotion regulation

Condition 10: group dynamics, self, mindfulness, conflict resolution

(1) social behavior in groups, (2) self-acceptance, (3) mindfulness, (4) constructive conflict resolution

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Self-acceptance

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Exercises and guided self-experience targeting heightened knowledge about oneself and acceptance of all personal strengths and weaknesses, exercises based on the internal family systems by R. Schwartz.

Mindfulness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Guided mindfulness-exercises, different meditation techniques like body scan, breathing meditation. Reflection and exchange within the group

Control component 1_social behaviors in groups

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for emotion regulation

Control component 4_constructive conflict resolution

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for resource activation

Condition 11: group dynamics, self, stress, resources

(1) social behavior in groups, (2) self-acceptance, (3) stress management, (4) resource activation

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Self-acceptance

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Exercises and guided self-experience targeting heightened knowledge about oneself and acceptance of all personal strengths and weaknesses, exercises based on the internal family systems by R. Schwartz.

Resource activation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Exercises focusing on developing positive emotions and fostering personal strengths, based on the Positive Psychology movement of Martin Seligman, working on individual values, life goals and sense of life.

Control component 1_social behaviors in groups

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for emotion regulation

Control component 3_stress management

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for mindfulness

Condition 12: group dynamics, self, stress, conflict resolution

(1) social behavior in groups, (2) self-acceptance, (3) stress management, (4) constructive conflict resolution

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Self-acceptance

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Exercises and guided self-experience targeting heightened knowledge about oneself and acceptance of all personal strengths and weaknesses, exercises based on the internal family systems by R. Schwartz.

Control component 1_social behaviors in groups

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for emotion regulation

Control component 3_stress management

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for mindfulness

Control component 4_constructive conflict resolution

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for resource activation

Condition 13: group dynamics, communication, mindfulness, resources

(1) social behavior in groups, (2) communication skills, (3) mindfulness, (4) resource activation

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mindfulness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Guided mindfulness-exercises, different meditation techniques like body scan, breathing meditation. Reflection and exchange within the group

Resource activation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Exercises focusing on developing positive emotions and fostering personal strengths, based on the Positive Psychology movement of Martin Seligman, working on individual values, life goals and sense of life.

Control component 1_social behaviors in groups

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for emotion regulation

Control component 2_communication skills

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for self-acceptance

Condition 14: group dynamics, communication, mindfulness, conflict resolution

(1) social behavior in groups, (2) communication skills, (3) mindfulness, (4) constructive conflict resolution

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mindfulness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Guided mindfulness-exercises, different meditation techniques like body scan, breathing meditation. Reflection and exchange within the group

Control component 1_social behaviors in groups

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for emotion regulation

Control component 2_communication skills

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for self-acceptance

Control component 4_constructive conflict resolution

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for resource activation

Condition 15: group dynamics, communication, stress, resources

(1) social behavior in groups, (2) communication skills, (3) stress management, (4) resource activation

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Resource activation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Exercises focusing on developing positive emotions and fostering personal strengths, based on the Positive Psychology movement of Martin Seligman, working on individual values, life goals and sense of life.

Control component 1_social behaviors in groups

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for emotion regulation

Control component 2_communication skills

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for self-acceptance

Control component 3_stress management

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for mindfulness

Condition 16: group dynamics, communication, stress, conflict resolution

(1) social behavior in groups, (2) communication skills, (3) stress management, (4) constructive conflict resolution

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Control component 1_social behaviors in groups

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for emotion regulation

Control component 2_communication skills

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for self-acceptance

Control component 3_stress management

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for mindfulness

Control component 4_constructive conflict resolution

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component for resource activation

Interventions

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Emotion regulation

Psycho-education elements concerning the emergence and functions of emotions, progressive muscle relaxation (PMR), analysis of emotional situations and group exercises

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Self-acceptance

Exercises and guided self-experience targeting heightened knowledge about oneself and acceptance of all personal strengths and weaknesses, exercises based on the internal family systems by R. Schwartz.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness

Guided mindfulness-exercises, different meditation techniques like body scan, breathing meditation. Reflection and exchange within the group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Resource activation

Exercises focusing on developing positive emotions and fostering personal strengths, based on the Positive Psychology movement of Martin Seligman, working on individual values, life goals and sense of life.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component 1_social behaviors in groups

Control component for emotion regulation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component 2_communication skills

Control component for self-acceptance

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component 3_stress management

Control component for mindfulness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control component 4_constructive conflict resolution

Control component for resource activation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 18 years or older
* Fluent in German language
* Student at a German university or trainee in vocational training

Exclusion Criteria

* Acute mental health crisis (e.g., suicidality)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr. Sarah Tran-Huu

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Klaus Wälde, Prof. Dr.

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Chair in Macroeconomics, JGU Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz

Central Contacts

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Sarah Franziska Tran-Huu, Dr.

Role: CONTACT

+49 6131 3929082

Other Identifiers

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TESKx16

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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