Study on Boredom in High Potential Adolescents

NCT05098873 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: RIPH 2021-022021-A01118-33
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The research focuses on "High Potential" (HP) in adolescence, in a link with the professional practice of the investigators. Furthermore, supported by scientific literature and professional clinical practice, this research is interested in school boredom, regularly expressed by the consulting adolescents, in its relation with a depressive syndrome. The objective of the research is to know if school boredom is a precursor of a depressive episode in high school students with HP compared to high school students without HP.

Conditions

Intelligence; Boredom

Keywords

Intelligence; Boredom

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

  Intelligence test that measures a child's intellectual ability and 5 cognitive domains that impact performance.

  Month 2 or 3

• Échelle de Disposition à l'Ennui (French Title)

  Boredom scale It is the French adaptation of the Boredom Proneness Scale

  Month 1 or 2

• Rorschach test

  Projective test

  Month 3

• Thematic Apperception Test

  Projective test

  Month 3

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children

  Month 1 or 2

• Children Depression Inventory

  Month 1 or 2

• Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents

  Month 1 or 2

Study Arms (2)

Group gifted teens

Other: psychodynamic

Group no gifted teens

Other: psychodynamic

Interventions

psychodynamic OTHER

intervention with adolescents through the presentation of questions to be completed

Group gifted teens; Group no gifted teens

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 14 Years - 17 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Adolescents consulting the medical-psychological centers of our hospital (Centre Psychothérapique de Nancy = Sponsor) for psychological malaise and/or anxiety-depressive disorders and academic difficulties

You may qualify if:

• Adolescents coming for consultation in a medical-psychological center of Sponsor
• Adolescents aged 14 to 16 years and 11 months.
• Adolescents expressing a psychological malaise and/or an anxiety disorder at the time of the consultation request
• Adolescents who were informed about the study, received the information note about it and did not object to participating
• At least one parent or guardian who was informed of the study, received the study information sheet, and did not object to the child's participation
• Adolescents affiliated or entitled to a social security plan

You may not qualify if:

• Adolescents who do not understand the French language well enough to complete the questionnaires.
• Adolescents with a clear diagnosis of psychiatric pathology (e.g. schizophrenia)
• Adolescents with an IQ ≤ 80 because the level of intellectual efficiency would be too fragile and too far from the expectations of our research.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Centre Psychothérapique de Nancy: lead

Study Sites (1)

Centre Psychothérapique de Nancy - CMP Adolescents Lunéville

Lunéville, France

Location

Study Officials

• Valérie BURGÉ

  Centre Psychothérapique de Nancy

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 20, 2021
• First Posted: October 28, 2021
• Study Start: February 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: December 15, 2023
• Study Completion: December 15, 2023
• Last Updated: March 12, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

FR (1)