Effects of an Educational Intervention on Emotional Intelligence in School Students: Randomized Clinical Trial
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 179
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Elevation of levels of Emotional Intelligence with EQi-YV ("Emotional Quotient Inventory: youth version") questionnaire
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Objectives: Evaluate the effect on emotional intelligence levels of an educational intervention.
Design: Randomized Clinical Trial
Methods: An intervention on emotional intelligence was conducted in a Primary School. Students were recruited and randomized into intervention or control group (no intervention) by class (cluster). Total sample was 179. Results were measured with EQi-YV and ERQ-CA questionnaires. Statistical analysis was made with Student's t and Mann-Whitney's U tests.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 10 Years to 14 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Be on 5th or 6th year of Spanish Primary Education.
- •Accept informed consent of the study.
- •Be able to read, understand and answer both questionnaires
Exclusion Criteria
- •Revoque informed consent.
- •Be in two different classes from the school.
- •Absence to 25% or more of the lessons.
- •Answer less than 80% of any questionnaire.
- •Not completing both questionnaires.
Arms & Interventions
Intervention group
Receives 6 lessons in 6 different weeks on Emotional Intelligence
Intervention: Emotional Intelligence lessons (Behavioral)
Control group
Receives no intervention.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Elevation of levels of Emotional Intelligence with EQi-YV ("Emotional Quotient Inventory: youth version") questionnaire
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Increment of at least 3 points of median puntuation of emotional intelligence using EQi-YV questionnaire. Range of puntuations: 60-240 points. EQi-YV is the method in Spanish with higher internal and external validity to measure emotional intelligence in children and teenager population. The participants must show their degree of agreement with 60 items on a Likert scale of 4 points (1: never happens to me, 4: it always happens to me). It consists of 5 subscales: general mood, adaptability, stress management, interpersonal skills and intrapersonal skills. All negative punctuations were positivized for analisis (5-n). Total value is obtained by the sum of the items and reflects the level of emotional intelligence. A higher value means a better condition for the patient.
Elevation of levels of Emotional Intelligence with ERQ-CA ("Emotional Regulation Questionary") questionnaire
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Increment of at least 2 points of median emotional intelligence using ERQ-CA questionnaire. The ERQ-CA measures emotional regulation capacity, it has been validated in Spanish. ERQ-CA consists on 10 Likert items on a scale of 5 points (1: never happens to me; 5: it always happens to me). It is formed of two subscales: cognitive re-evaluation and emotional suppression. Total puntuation is obtained by the sum of the items and varies from 10 to 50. All negative puntuations were positivized for analisis (6-n). A higher value means a better condition for the patient.
Secondary Outcomes
- Elevation of levels of general mood subscale with EQi-YV ("Emotional Quotient Inventory: youth version") questionnaire(6 weeks)
- Elevation of levels of cognitive re-evaluation subscale with ERQ-CA ("Emotional Regulation Questionary") questionnaire(6 weeks)
- Elevation of levels of adaptability subscale with EQi-YV ("Emotional Quotient Inventory: youth version") questionnaire(6 weeks)
- Elevation of levels of emotional suppression subscale with ERQ-CA ("Emotional Regulation Questionary") questionnaire(6 weeks)
- Elevation of levels of stress management subscale with EQi-YV ("Emotional Quotient Inventory: youth version") questionnaire(6 weeks)
- Elevation of levels of interpersonal skills subscale with EQi-YV ("Emotional Quotient Inventory: youth version") questionnaire(6 weeks)
- Elevation of levels of intrapersonal skills subscale with EQi-YV ("Emotional Quotient Inventory: youth version") questionnaire(6 weeks)
Investigators
Blanca Navarro Peral
Nurse Resident in Mental Health
Hospital Severo Ochoa