Emotional Intelligence Program for Adolescents With Antisocial Behavior (DYNAMIS)

NCT06124183 | Completed DMC

• 2 other identifiers: 1102812PSI2017-84005-R
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 231
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study assessed the effectiveness of an emotional intelligence program based on the Salovey and Mayer model among adolescents exhibiting antisocial behavior. A quasi-experimental design was employed, involving 231 Colombian adolescent offenders (122 in the experimental group). A 12-session psychological protocol was implemented. The primary question it aims to address is whether it is feasible for adolescents with antisocial behavior to reduce negative emotional symptoms related to mental health, such as anxiety, stress, and depression, while simultaneously improving their emotional skills. It was observed that those who completed the program showed significant improvements in emotional intelligence, emotional balance, and resilience while experiencing a decrease in emotional symptoms, particularly in stress.

Conditions

Mental Health Wellness 1

Keywords

Depression; Anxiety; Stress; Emotions; Subjective well-being

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Emotional Intelligence

  Attention, Clarity and Emotional Repair. Trait Meta Mood Scale (TMMS-24)

  4 months

• Emotional Intelligence

  Attention, Clarity and Emotional Repair. Trait Meta Mood Scale (TMMS-24)

  4 months. It offers five alternative answers. High scores on the factors indicate a higher degree of emotional intelligence.

• Emotional symptoms of mental health

  Depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS-21)

  4 months. The scale rates emotional symptoms from normal to extremely severe. Depression (0-9, normal- 28+ extremely severe). Anxiety (0-7, normal- 20+ extremely severe). Stress (0-4, normal- 34+ extremely severe.

• Positive and negative emotional experiences

  Positive and negative emotional experiences (SPANE)

  4 months. The items are presented on a Likert scale ranging from "Very rarely or never" to "Very often or always" (5).(Range 5-30)

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Affective balance

  4 months. The affective balance scale is derived from the difference between the two SPANE sub-scales (SPANE-P and SPANE-N).

• Satisfaction with life

  4 months. Scores between 31-35 indicate the individual is very satisfied; 26-30, satisfied; 21-25, somewhat satisfied; 20, neutral; 15-19, somewhat dissatisfied; 10-14, dissatisfied; and 5-9, very dissatisfied.

• Resilience

  4 months. It consists of 10 items designed as a Likert-type scale with five response options. The final score for the questionnaire is obtained by summing the responses (range 0-40).

Study Arms (2)

Experimental

EXPERIMENTAL

A 12-session psychological program The intervention program consisted of 12 sessions of 80 minutes with a weekly frequency. The first session was diagnostic, and the following nine correspond to the following topics: perception (2), facilitation (2), labeling and understanding (2), emotional regulation, and management (3). The last session was evaluative. The intervention included practical tasks in context and supervision by clinical psychologist.

Behavioral: The program comprises 12 sessions and additional activities to be carried out after each session, alongside counseling from the program's leading professionals

Control Group

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Does not receive intervention

Behavioral: The program comprises 12 sessions and additional activities to be carried out after each session, alongside counseling from the program's leading professionals

Interventions

The program comprises 12 sessions and additional activities to be carried out after each session, alongside counseling from the program's leading professionals BEHAVIORAL

The program is based on the emotional intelligence skills model (Mayer \& Salovey, 1997; Salovey \& Mayer, 1990), which suggests that emotional intelligence consists of four hierarchical branches or components: (a) perception of emotions, (b) facilitating thinking using emotions, (c) understanding emotions, and (d) managing and handling emotions. The program comprises 12 sessions and additional activities to be carried out after each session, alongside counseling from the program's leading professionals. The sessions follow a similar structure, involving session framing, motivation on the central theme, group activity for sharing ideas and experiences, individual activities, review, and task assignment. The first and second sections focus on analyzing the personal reality and current emotional conditions of the participants, while the final session is designed for both celebration and program evaluation. The remaining nine sessions address the four branches of the skill model.

Control Group; Experimental

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 14 Years - 18 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Participants were asked which gender they identified with.
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad del Valle, Colombia: lead
• Universidad de la Sabana: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Arcadio de Jesús Cardona Isaza

Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, 760042, Colombia

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression; Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: The design was a quasi-experimental study with intervention and control groups and pre-post-intervention measures.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 3, 2023
• First Posted: November 9, 2023
• Study Start: January 11, 2022
• Primary Completion: February 15, 2022
• Study Completion: June 30, 2022
• Last Updated: June 5, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: SAP, ICF, ANALYTIC CODE
• Time Frame: Undefined
• Access Criteria: The data that support the findings of this study are available whit request to the authors.

Locations

CO (1)