Effects of an Educational Intervention on Emotional Intelligence in School Students

NCT03767647 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: pos05/18
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 179
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Objectives: Evaluate the effect on emotional intelligence levels of an educational intervention. Design: Randomized Clinical Trial Methods: An intervention on emotional intelligence was conducted in a Primary School. Students were recruited and randomized into intervention or control group (no intervention) by class (cluster). Total sample was 179. Results were measured with EQi-YV and ERQ-CA questionnaires. Statistical analysis was made with Student's t and Mann-Whitney's U tests.

Conditions

Emotional Intelligence

Keywords

emotional intelligence; students; randomized clinical trial; schools

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Elevation of levels of Emotional Intelligence with EQi-YV ("Emotional Quotient Inventory: youth version") questionnaire

  Increment of at least 3 points of median puntuation of emotional intelligence using EQi-YV questionnaire. Range of puntuations: 60-240 points. EQi-YV is the method in Spanish with higher internal and external validity to measure emotional intelligence in children and teenager population. The participants must show their degree of agreement with 60 items on a Likert scale of 4 points (1: never happens to me, 4: it always happens to me). It consists of 5 subscales: general mood, adaptability, stress management, interpersonal skills and intrapersonal skills. All negative punctuations were positivized for analisis (5-n). Total value is obtained by the sum of the items and reflects the level of emotional intelligence. A higher value means a better condition for the patient.

  6 weeks

• Elevation of levels of Emotional Intelligence with ERQ-CA ("Emotional Regulation Questionary") questionnaire

  Increment of at least 2 points of median emotional intelligence using ERQ-CA questionnaire. The ERQ-CA measures emotional regulation capacity, it has been validated in Spanish. ERQ-CA consists on 10 Likert items on a scale of 5 points (1: never happens to me; 5: it always happens to me). It is formed of two subscales: cognitive re-evaluation and emotional suppression. Total puntuation is obtained by the sum of the items and varies from 10 to 50. All negative puntuations were positivized for analisis (6-n). A higher value means a better condition for the patient.

  6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• Elevation of levels of general mood subscale with EQi-YV ("Emotional Quotient Inventory: youth version") questionnaire

  6 weeks

• Elevation of levels of adaptability subscale with EQi-YV ("Emotional Quotient Inventory: youth version") questionnaire

  6 weeks

• Elevation of levels of stress management subscale with EQi-YV ("Emotional Quotient Inventory: youth version") questionnaire

  6 weeks

• Elevation of levels of interpersonal skills subscale with EQi-YV ("Emotional Quotient Inventory: youth version") questionnaire

  6 weeks

• Elevation of levels of intrapersonal skills subscale with EQi-YV ("Emotional Quotient Inventory: youth version") questionnaire

  6 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

Receives 6 lessons in 6 different weeks on Emotional Intelligence

Behavioral: Emotional Intelligence lessons

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Receives no intervention.

Interventions

Emotional Intelligence lessons BEHAVIORAL

6 lessons were given to the students in separated weeks by the same investigator. Lessons were 45-60 minutes long and each one was dedicated to one of the main aspects of emotional intelligence.

Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 10 Years - 14 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Be on 5th or 6th year of Spanish Primary Education.
• Accept informed consent of the study.
• Be able to read, understand and answer both questionnaires

You may not qualify if:

• Revoque informed consent.
• Be in two different classes from the school.
• Absence to 25% or more of the lessons.
• Answer less than 80% of any questionnaire.
• Not completing both questionnaires.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hospital Severo Ochoa: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hospital Universitario José Germain

Leganés, Madrid, 28911, Spain

Location

Study Officials

• Blanca Navarro Peral

  Nurse resident in Mental Health

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Nurse Resident in Mental Health

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 5, 2018
• First Posted: December 6, 2018
• Study Start: September 7, 2018
• Primary Completion: October 22, 2018
• Study Completion: October 30, 2018
• Last Updated: December 13, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

ES (1)