Life Skills Boot Camp Study (LEVELUP2)

NCT05713747 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: LEVELUP_Feasibility2
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 120
• Locations: 4 countries
• Sites: 4

Brief Summary

In the present study, the investigators aim to examine a) the acceptability and feasibility of the "Life Skills Boot Camp", a series of soft skills trainings for students in higher education. The acceptability and feasibility will be explored from the perspective of stakeholders, including students participating in trainings and trainers who provide them; b) to evaluate potential effectiveness of the training by measuring students' acquired knowledge and improvement on self-insight.

Conditions

Mental Health

Keywords

Emotion regulation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Feasibility of the program

  At post-intervention, principal researchers involved in the development and delivery of the intervention in each site, will complete Structured Assessment of FEasibility (SAFE; Bird et al. 2014), a standardised measure of the feasibility of complex interventions (Bird et al. 2014). The SAFE measure comprises 16 items grouped into two sub-scales: Blocks (8 items) and Enablers (8 items). SAFE guidelines recommend that reviewers attend to the individual items of the scale, instead of using summary scores, since items have unequal weight.Τhe tool has shown excellent interrater reliability (k = 0.84, 95% CI 0.79-0.89) and test-retest reliability (k = 0.89, 95% CI 0.85-0.93).

  up to 10 weeks

• Acceptability

  At post-intervention, all participants will complete a course satisfaction/acceptability questionnaire. The questionnaire will consist of two parts: In part A (quantitative) students will be asked several Likert-scale questions, while part B (qualitative) while contain open-ended response questions relating to their experience, satisfaction, and the challenges/enablers associated with design and implementation of the course. Qualitative data from open-ended questions will be considered alongside the quantitative measures to assess the feasibility of the intervention. The feasibility and acceptability of the intervention will be evaluated, using multiple primary endpoints such as: 1. Adherence (Total registrations, Attendance Rates, Homework Adherence, Dropouts, App Downloads, App use) 2. Acceptability (Course acceptability, course satisfaction, perceptions measured by both Likert Scale Questionnaire and open-ended questions).

  up to 10 weeks

• Instructors' perspectives

  A brief post-questionnaire consisted of open-ended questions will explore instructors' experiences in terms of delivery of learning content and practical challenges faced during trainings.

  up to 10 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Emotion regulation skills

  up to 10 weeks

• Coping and resilience skills

  up to 10 weeks

• Perceived stress

  up to 10 weeks

• Interpersonal skills

  up to 10 weeks

• Positive mental health

  up to 10 weeks

Interventions

Life Skills Boot Camp OTHER

The boot camp is designed to be taken by undergraduate students across all disciplines with no pre-requisite coursework and students who participated in the "Life skills 101" course and have selected to participate in a boot camp training as part of their Individual Self Development Plan. The boot camp will consist of 3 training programs with 4 sessions (1.5 hour per session) each, including an introductory and a closing part. Content The boot camp was designed by a team of academics having several years of experience in clinical psychology, educational psychology, and health psychology. The focus of the bootcamp is to teach students practical skills in three different domains of soft skills: a) Interpersonal Skills, b) Resilience and Flexibility and c) Emotion Regulation.

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

Students from one of the following universities: University of Cyprus, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Panepistimio Kritis and Universidad de Jaén, who will be enrolled in soft skills training. Participation in the research procedures will be voluntarily open to all students in the sample.

You may qualify if:

• People who are enrolled as students in one of the four universities.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Cyprus: lead
• VU University of Amsterdam: collaborator
• University of Crete: collaborator
• University of Jaén: collaborator

Study Sites (4)

University of Cyprus

Nicosia, 1678, Cyprus

RECRUITING

University of Crete

Rethymno, Greece

NOT YET RECRUITING

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands

NOT YET RECRUITING

Universidad de Jaén

Jaén, Spain

NOT YET RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Psychological Well-Being; Emotional Regulation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Personal Satisfaction; Behavior; Self-Control; Social Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr. Georgia Panayiotou, Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology and Center for Applied Neuroscience, Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 27, 2023
• First Posted: February 6, 2023
• Study Start: January 15, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2023
• Study Completion: September 1, 2023
• Last Updated: March 31, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-03

Locations

CY (1); NL (1); GR (1); ES (1)