Neural Predictors of Social Emotion Regulation Training

NCT03487081 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: AAAR8654R01AG043463
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 62
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the basic psychological and neural mechanisms underlying the social regulation of emotion - that is, how one person's actions can impact, or regulate - the emotions of another person - and how this ability changes with practice. As such, this study is not designed to directly address clinical health outcomes and provide no treatment or intervention.

Conditions

Emotions; Rumination

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) Score

  The Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (10 items) has 2 subscales - suppression and reappraisal. Participants rate their response on a 7-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (Strongly disagree) to 7 (Strongly agree). The total score is calculated from the sum of the items in each subscale. Higher scores indicate higher tendency to use the emotion regulation strategy.

  Change from baseline at 3 weeks follow up

• Ruminative Response Scale (RRS) Score

  The Ruminative Response Scale (22 items) has 3 subscales - brooding, reflection and depression. Participants rate their response on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (Almost never) to 4 (Almost always). The total score is calculated from the sum of the items in each subscale. Higher scores indicate higher tendency to engage in ruminative thoughts.

  Change from baseline at 3 weeks follow up

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Change in mood rating (Likert scale score)

  Baseline, up to 3 weeks

• Change in Brief State Rumination Inventory (BSRI) (Likert scale score)

  Baseline, up to 3 weeks

• State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) - Trait Scale (Likert scale score)

  Change from baseline at 3 weeks follow up

• Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) (Likert scale score)

  Change from baseline at 3 weeks follow up

Study Arms (2)

Social regulation

EXPERIMENTAL

Following the fMRI session, participants in the social regulation group will be asked to rate their mood twice a day for 3 weeks. Furthermore, every other day, they will receive one event written by another participant. They will be asked to help the other person use emotion regulation strategies to feel less negative. The participant will answer brief questions related to his/her feelings after receiving the event and after providing social emotion regulation.

Behavioral: Social regulation

Self regulation

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Following the fMRI session, participants in the self regulation group will be asked to rate their mood twice a day for 3 weeks. Furthermore, every other day, they will write an event that caused them negative emotions. They will be asked to use emotion regulation strategies to decrease their negative emotions. The participant will answer brief questions related to his/her feelings after writing the event and after implementing the emotion regulation strategy.

Behavioral: Self regulation

Interventions

Social regulation BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be instructed to help another person think about their negative events differently using an emotion regulation strategy called reappraisal.

Social regulation

Self regulation BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be instructed to think about their negative events by reframing the meaning of the event. This is a typical strategy in emotion regulation research known as reappraisal.

Self regulation

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Native English speaker
• Right handed

You may not qualify if:

• Current or past history of neurological or psychiatric illness
• Use of psychoactive drugs
• Individuals who have metal devices or implants that cannot be removed from their body (e.g., piercings, pacemakers, copper intrauterine devices (IUDs))
• Pregnant women

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Columbia University: lead
• National Institute on Aging (NIA): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Columbia University

New York, New York, 10027, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Rumination Syndrome

Interventions

Social Control, Formal; Professional Autonomy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Gastrointestinal Diseases; Digestive System Diseases; Feeding and Eating Disorders; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Health Care Economics and Organizations; Professional Practice; Organization and Administration; Health Services Administration

Study Officials

• Kevin Ochsner, PhD

  Department of Psychology, Columbia University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor of Psychology

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 22, 2018
• First Posted: April 3, 2018
• Study Start: July 2, 2018
• Primary Completion: February 11, 2019
• Study Completion: February 11, 2019
• Last Updated: January 23, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-01

Locations

US (1)