The Impact of Gratitude Journaling in the Classroom

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

234 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-08-12

Study Completion Date

2024-12-13

Brief Summary

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The objective of this study is to explore the potential benefit of gratitude journaling for students in grades 6-12 and their teachers. Specifically, the investigators seek to determine if the process of gratitude journaling decreases stress, student absenteeism, and teacher burnout, while increasing gratitude, optimism, and a sense of belonging.

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Detailed Description

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Does gratitude journaling decrease perceived stress in students? Does gratitude journaling reduce absenteeism in student class attendance? Does gratitude journaling increase gratitude in participants? Does gratitude journaling increase optimism in participants? Does gratitude journaling increase a sense of belonging in students? And finally, does gratitude journaling decrease teacher burnout? The investigators hypothesize the gratitude journaling process will decrease stress, student absenteeism, and teacher burnout, while increasing gratitude, optimism, and a sense of belonging in participants.

This study will utilize a pre-test post-test correlational study design. As a preliminary pilot study, the investigators seek to determine the potential benefits of gratitude journaling. For this study, Lynnie Gandola is a community partner. The journals were created by Lynnie. The journals she created were supplied to the schools "at cost" with a grant from the School of Life Foundation (schooloflifefoundation.org) as an initiative that principals in the district chose to implement this semester. These journals will be distributed to students regardless of whether or not the pre-test post-test surveys are administered. The investigators are looking to collect data from a journaling exercise that is already taking place. A letter of support from Lynnie Gandola is attached, stating that she approves the assessment of the effectiveness of the gratitude journals. Additionally, this study will use archival class attendance data. This information will be provided as aggregate data from the school districts, with all student information deidentified. For data collection with teachers, a non-randomized control group will also be utilized to compare burnout scores between teacher who did and did not participate in the gratitude journaling.

Conditions

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Healthy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

This study employs a randomized control trial. However, one subgroup of participants were not randomized and only received the treatment condition (gratitude journaling).

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Control (journaling without gratitude)

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Control (journaling without gratitude)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

60-Day Journaling Without a Gratitude Focus

Experimental (gratitude journaling)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental (Gratitude Journaling)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

60-Day Gratitude Journaling With Guided Prompts

Interventions

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Experimental (Gratitude Journaling)

60-Day Gratitude Journaling With Guided Prompts

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control (journaling without gratitude)

60-Day Journaling Without a Gratitude Focus

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* To be included in this study, individuals must be a student from a school district in the rocky mountain region.

Exclusion Criteria

* A participant would no longer be eligible for participation if their status as a student ends. Scenarios include incarceration, illegal behavior, or mental illness that requires absence or discontinued school attendance.

Minimum Eligible Age

9 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes