Improving Emotional Wellbeing of University Students: Emotion Regulation
NCT ID: NCT07096141
Last Updated: 2025-12-22
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
40 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2025-03-05
2027-12-31
Brief Summary
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In Türkiye, public mental health services are often limited to short psychiatric consultations, while therapy is typically accessed privately. University counselling centres offering free or low-cost therapy are therefore essential. Cost-effective interventions like group DBT may be especially valuable in these settings. To address this gap, culturally adapted DBT groups should be developed and evaluated for Turkish university students.
This study is part of the UniWELL Project (sister to UniWELL-C) and examines the effectiveness of DBT-informed emotion regulation groups for Turkish students. Any Bogazici University student aged 18+ is eligible. Exclusion criteria include severe mental illness, high risk of harm to self/others, or scoring below threshold on the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS-16), as these students may require more individual support.
The study includes participation in an 8-session DBT-informed group. Participants are expected to benefit from free psychological support, guided reflection, and shared experiences with peers. The research will also contribute to the evidence base for culturally adapted interventions.
There are some risks: participants may feel overwhelmed during the sessions or while completing questionnaires. If so, support will be provided by a clinical psychology master's student and/or the group facilitator, under supervision of an experienced clinical psychologist. If a participant's risk increases, they will be referred to psychiatric services. An emergency contact will be requested to ensure safety if needed.
The study will take place at Bogazici University through the Translational Clinical Psychology Lab, in collaboration with BUREM. It is expected to run for at least one year, possibly extending up to three years. The study is partially funded by the Bogazici Scientific Research Projects Unit (20022). Dr Ayse Akan ([email protected]) is the study lead and main contact.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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DBT Experimental Arm
An 8-session Dialectical Behaviour Therapy informed emotional regulation group psychotherapy will be offered to the experimental group of about 40 university students who volunteered and scored above the threshold on the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS-16).
DBT-informed Group Psychotherapy for Emotion Regulation
An 8-session Dialectical Behaviour Therapy informed emotion regulation psychotherapy group.
DBT Waitlist Arm
DBT waitlist control
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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DBT-informed Group Psychotherapy for Emotion Regulation
An 8-session Dialectical Behaviour Therapy informed emotion regulation psychotherapy group.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Must be 18 years or older.
3. Must score above the threshold on the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS-16).
Exclusion Criteria
2. Has serious and severe mental illness.
3. High risk of self-harm/harm to others.
4. Scoring below the threshold of on the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS-16).
5. Younger than 18 years old.
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Bogazici University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Ayse Akan
Assistant Professor and Clinical Psychologist
Principal Investigators
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Ayse Akan, DClinPsych
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Bogazici University
Locations
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Bogazici University Student Guidance and Psychological Counselling Centre (BUREM)
Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)
Translational Clinical Psychology Lab
Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Ayse Akan, DClinPsych
Role: primary
Ayse Akan, DClinPsych
Role: primary
Other Identifiers
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20022
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id