Meaning-focused Intervention in the Army
Acceptability and Preliminary Results of a Meaning-focused Intervention in the Army: A Case Series Study. Assessment of Meaningful Life Intervention in the Spanish Forces
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this research is to contribute to the empirical study of meaningful life interventions in the general population, since it is a sample of active professionals. To get the research objectives, two studies are proposed. In the present investigation the effects of two interventions in meaningful life will be analyzed and will be compared with a control group. The first group will be an intervention based on meaningful life (MLI), the second group an intervention based on meaningful life and emotional regulation (MIL+ER) and the third group will be a control group on the waiting list. The assignment will be random and both programs will consist of six sessions, once a week, of 120 minutes. Prior to the main study, a pilot study will be carried out with the aim of describing the possible individual benefits of the meaningful life intervention, and at the same time analyzing whether emotional regulation favors meaningful life. The acceptability and feasibility of both programs will also be evaluated.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Nov 2019
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
November 30, 2019
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 17, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 20, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
October 30, 2022
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 13, 2022
CompletedApril 20, 2022
March 1, 2022
2.9 years
March 17, 2022
April 12, 2022
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
Change in Meaningful life
Meaningful life Questionnaire; MLQ de Steger M., 2006, It is a 10-item instrument with two subscales that measure presence and the search for meaning in life. Items are rated on a Likert scale from 1 (Absolutely false) to 7 (Absolutely true). A minimum score of 24 points on each subscale reflects higher levels of presence and search for meaning in life, respectively.
"pre intervention", "immediately after intervention" and "4 months after the end of the intervention"
Change in Meaningful at work
Work and Meaningful Inventory; WAMI, Steger M., 2012; It is a 10-item instrument. It measures the perception that the individual has about the meaning of his work. The WAMI contains 3 subscales: positive meaning at work (PM), feeling that the work one does is important, creating meaning through work (MM), building meaning in one's personal life through what one does at work job; and great motivations towards others (GG), believing that work benefits and does good for others and society in general. Each item is evaluated on a Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (Absolutely false) to 5 (Absolutely true). The total score ranges from 10 to 50, the higher the score, the more meaning experienced through the work.
"pre intervention", "immediately after intervention" and "4 months after the end of the intervention"
Change in Well-being
Pemberton happiness index; Vazquez C. y Hervas G., 2013; This scale is a measure of well-being that integrates hedonic and eudaimonic aspects. The scale contains 11 items of remembered well-being and 10 items of experienced well-being. The sum of these scales results in a well-being index. The recalled well-being scale has a Likert scale ranging from 0 (completely disagree) to 10 (completely agree). The well-being index has a score from 0 to 10.
"pre intervention", "immediately after intervention" and "4 months after the end of the intervention"
Secondary Outcomes (5)
Change in Burnout
"pre intervention", "immediately after intervention" and "4 months after the end of the intervention"
Change in Engagement at work
"pre intervention", "immediately after intervention" and "4 months after the end of the intervention"
Change in Emotional regulation
"pre intervention", "immediately after intervention" and "4 months after the end of the intervention"
Change in Depression after intervention
"pre intervention", "immediately after intervention" and "4 months after the end of the intervention"
Client Satisfaction Questionnaire after intervention and open questions
"immediately after intervention"
Study Arms (3)
Meaningful life intervention
ACTIVE COMPARATORWe will work with psychological skills, meaningful life model, mindfulness skills ,personal values, the Wellbeing Model (Ryff, 1989) . The strengths of character (Park et al., 2004) and sources meaningful life. We will identify ways to use strengths and enhance meaningful life and develop an action plan to improve strengths. ). To identify the Meaning at the work. Link our strengths and values to our goals and purposes. Apply the SMART Method to achieve meaningful goals. Visualizing Our Best Future Self (Burton \& King, 2004).
Meaningful life and emotional regulation
ACTIVE COMPARATORProgram Based on meaningful life and Emotional Regulation (MLI+ER) Session 1 Emotional regulation as a path towards the meaningful life Mindfulness training (emotional mindfulness) Generate knowledge of emotions and their functioning Session 2 Emotional Psychoeducation Emotional care To Know the well-being model Carol Ryff and Vital Sense To Understand the process of emotional regulation Session 3 Strengths and Personal Values Cultivate introspection and self-knowledge (Mindfulness, Carlson, 2013; Klussman, 2020) To Know the strengths of character (Park et al., 2004) and sources of vital meaning Identify ways to use strengths and enhance the sense of life Making Core Values Real (My 80th Birthday Speech; Harris, 2009) Note: Sessions 4, 5 and 6 are the same as the intervention based on meaningful life
Control group
ACTIVE COMPARATORThe waiting list will be the control group. Participants will not be part of the program. They will participate in a day of positive psychology
Interventions
The intervention works different skills to increase the meaningful life in the general population and specifically in the army.
The intervention works different skills to increase the meaningful life and emotional regulation in the general population and specifically in the army.
This group does not do any intervention
Eligibility Criteria
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Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Militaries units
Madrid, 28011, Spain
Related Publications (20)
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BACKGROUND
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 17, 2022
First Posted
April 20, 2022
Study Start
November 30, 2019
Primary Completion
October 30, 2022
Study Completion
December 13, 2022
Last Updated
April 20, 2022
Record last verified: 2022-03
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
- Shared Documents
- STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF
- Time Frame
- Once the data collection and analysis is finished, they can be facilitated and shared for justified reasons during the time deemed appropriate, due to the characteristics of the sample.
- Access Criteria
- The data will be available upon reasonable request, due to the provenance of the sample.
The data will be available upon reasonable request, due to the provenance of the sample.