Exploring a New Measure of Emotion Regulation

NCT04779619 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 264525 EMER
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 903
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Background: Emotion regulation has been established as an important concept in mental health research across a range of different diagnoses. There are numerous questionnaires used to measure emotion regulation but only one (the Perth Emotion Regulation Competency Inventory - PERCI) is based on the most recent and widely accepted model of emotion regulation (Gross' extended process model of emotion regulation). This recently developed measure has not yet been extensively used or psychometrically tested in clinical populations. However, it may be more theoretically and psychometrically sound than other measures widely used in the research literature to date. Methods/Design: An online survey including this new measure with other relevant questionnaires will sample non-clinical and two specific clinical populations in order to explore the reliability, validity and utility of this measure. Discussion: This will inform the ways in which emotion regulation competency is measured in future research and clinical practice.

Conditions

Emotional Instability; Borderline Personality

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Perth Emotion Regulation Competency Inventory

  self report measure of ability to regulate positive and negative emotions

  at recruitment

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale - 36

  at recruitment

Other Outcomes (1)

• Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire - 15

  at recruitment

Study Arms (3)

Non-clinical Control

people who score below clinical cut off on measures of anxiety and depression (scoring \<10 on PHQ-9 and \<8 on GAD-7) and emotionally unstable personality traits (BSL-23) and are not currently using mental health services

Other: Online self-report questionnaire completion

Clinical Group A

people who are accessing treatment through IAPT services and score above clinical cut off on measures of anxiety and/or depression (\>9 on PHQ-9 and/or \>7 on GAD-7) but below clinical cut off on a measure of emotionally unstable personality traits (BSL-23)

Other: Online self-report questionnaire completion

Clinical Group B

people who are accessing treatment through IAPT services and score above clinical cut off on (BSL-23) a measure of emotionally unstable personality traits (irrespective of their scores on the PHQ-9 and GAD-7)

Other: Online self-report questionnaire completion

Interventions

Online self-report questionnaire completion OTHER

After reading the PIS and completing the consent page on Qualtrics participants will then be presented with the demographic, PHQ-9, GAD-7 and BSL-23 questionnaires which will be used to determine later allocation of their data to one of the three group. They will then be presented with the PERCI, FFMQ-15 and DERS.

Clinical Group A; Clinical Group B; Non-clinical Control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

NHS staff for non-clinical group Primary care mental health service users for clinical groups

You may qualify if:

• All participants will be 18 or older. Non-clinical Group: people who score below clinical cut off on measures of anxiety and depression (scoring \<10 on PHQ-9 and \<8 on GAD-7) and emotionally unstable personality traits (BSL-23) and are not currently using mental health services.
• Clinical Group A: people who are accessing treatment through IAPT services and score above clinical cut off on measures of anxiety and/or depression (\>9 on PHQ-9 and/or \>7 on GAD-7) but below clinical cut off on a measure of emotionally unstable personality traits (BSL-23) Clinical Group B: people who are accessing treatment through IAPT services and score above clinical cut off on (BSL-23) a measure of emotionally unstable personality traits (irrespective of their scores on the PHQ-9 and GAD-7).

You may not qualify if:

• Non-clinical Group: people who have been recruited as part of the non-clinical group but who score above clinical cut off on any of the symptom measures will be excluded rather than transferred to the clinical group as they are non-treatment seeking.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust: lead
• University of Sussex: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Borderline Personality Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Personality Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 23, 2021
• First Posted: March 3, 2021
• Study Start: March 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2021
• Study Completion: December 31, 2021
• Last Updated: March 3, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (1)