Game Based Assessment of Emotion-regulation Skills in College Students

NCT05896085 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: REThin Academy - assessment
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 290
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study will be to investigate the validity of the in-game performance measurements or scores as indicators of students'ER abilities.

Conditions

Assessment; Emotion Regulation

Keywords

online therapeutic game; emotion regulation; college students; mental health; game-based assessment

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Mental Health

  The General Health Questionnaire, 12-item version (GHQ-12 by Goldberg \&Williams,1988 is a self-report scale measuring mental health on a 6-point Likert scale ranging from 0 "never" to 5 "everyday" where grater scores represents better mental health.

  baseline, pre-intervention

• Emotion regulation

  The Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ; Garnefski, Kraaij, \& Spinhoven, 2001) is a self-report scale measuring emotion regulation on a 5 point Likert scale ranging from "almost never" to "almost always". It had 9 subscales representing 9 emotion regulation strategies and grater scores represents grater involvement in using that strategy.

  baseline, pre-intervention

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• MAAS

  baseline, pre-intervention

• Rational and irrational cognition

  baseline, pre-intervention

• Atention to positive and negative information

  baseline, pre-intervention

• emotional distress

  baseline, pre-intervention

• emotional awareness

  baseline, pre-intervention

Study Arms (1)

REThink game

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will complete the online standardized scales and then complete the REThink therapeutic game's assessment system in 3D or VR version.

Other: REThink game

Interventions

REThink game OTHER

The Rethink therapeutic game is an online game developed based on Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy and has two versions: for children and adolescents and for adults. The Rethink therapeutic game for adults is available in 3D and VR version and consists of four levels, each of them training a specific emotion regulation ability such as: emotional awareness, mindfulness, cognitive change

REThink game

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• first year student at Babes-Bolyai University
• internet and PC access to complete the scales and game

You may not qualify if:

• no internet or PC access

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Babes-Bolyai University: lead
• The Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Babes-Bolyai University

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Emotional Regulation; Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Self-Control; Social Behavior; Behavior; Personal Satisfaction

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor Ph.D of Clinical Psychology

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 26, 2023
• First Posted: June 9, 2023
• Study Start: July 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: November 29, 2023
• Study Completion: November 29, 2023
• Last Updated: December 6, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

RO (1)