The Impact of Psychodrama Intervention on the Empathy, Self-Compassion and Psychological Well-Being of University Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 40
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Emotional Contagion Scale (ECS)
研究概览
简要总结
This study is a randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured psychodrama-based intervention on psychological well-being, empathy, self-compassion, and personality-related characteristics among undergraduate nursing students.
The study will be conducted at the Faculty of Nursing, University of Foggia, Italy, with students enrolled in the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences. Participants will be randomly assigned to either an intervention group or a control group using a computer-generated randomization procedure.
The intervention group will participate in a structured psychodrama program consisting of ten weekly sessions, each lasting approximately two hours. The sessions will be conducted by a certified psychodrama therapist, following a structured framework aimed at enhancing emotional awareness, interpersonal skills, role-taking capacity, and psychological well-being. The control group will not receive any intervention during the study period and will continue with their routine academic activities.
Data will be collected at three time points: baseline (pre-test), post-intervention, and a 2-month follow-up. In the pre-, post-, and follow-up assessments, the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), PERMA Profiler, Basic Empathy Scale (BES), Self-Compassion Scale (SCS), Emotional Contagion Scale (ECS), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the HEXACO Personality Inventory will be administered.
The primary aim of the study is to determine whether psychodrama intervention leads to significant improvements in psychological well-being and interpersonal functioning compared to the control group. Secondary outcomes include changes in empathy, self-compassion, emotional contagion, self-esteem, affective states, and personality traits.
This study adopts a mixed factorial design (intervention vs. control × time), allowing for the evaluation of both short-term and sustained effects of the intervention. The findings are expected to contribute to the development of evidence-based educational and psychosocial interventions aimed at supporting the mental health and professional development of nursing students.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
盲法说明
Due to the nature of the psychodrama intervention, blinding of participants and researchers was not feasible. However, outcome assessment and statistical analyses were conducted by an independent assessor who was blinded to group allocation. Data were coded prior to analysis to ensure that the assessor remained unaware of participants' group assignments, there by minimizing potential assessment bias.
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Being an undergraduate nursing student enrolled in the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences.
- •Providing voluntary informed consent after being informed about the aims and procedures of the study.
- •Signing the group contract
排除标准
- •Personally knowing the group leader or co-leader.
- •Reporting inability to participate in all assessment phases (T1: Pre-test, T2:
- •Post-test, T3: Follow-up test).
- •Self-reporting the use of psychiatric medication or currently receiving clinical psychiatric treatment.
- •Indicating that the scheduled session days and times are not suitable (these participants are assigned to the control group after providing informed consent).
结局指标
主要结局
Emotional Contagion Scale (ECS)
时间窗: pre-test, post-test (10 weeks after pre-test-immediately after the intervention), and after 2 months (follow-up test)
The Emotional Contagion Scale (ECS) measures the extent to which individuals are susceptible to others' emotions. It assesses emotional responsiveness and the tendency to "catch" others' emotional states.
Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS)
时间窗: pre-test, post-test (10 weeks after pre-test-immediately after the intervention), and after 2 months (follow-up test)
The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) is used to assess individuals' levels of positive (e.g., enthusiasm, alertness) and negative (e.g., distress, irritability) affect. It provides a measure of emotional well-being and allows for the evaluation of changes in affective states over time.
Self-Compassion Scale (SCS)
时间窗: pre-test, post-test (10 weeks after pre-test-immediately after the intervention), and after 2 months (follow-up test)
The Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) is used to evaluate individuals' level of self compassion. It includes components such as self-kindness, self-judgment, common humanity, and mindfulness.
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale
时间窗: pre-test, post-test (10 weeks after pre-test-immediately after the intervention), and after 2 months (follow-up test)
The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale is employed to measure global self-esteem. It assesses individuals' overall evaluation of their self-worth, including both positive and negative self-perceptions.
PERMA Profiler
时间窗: pre-test, post-test (10 weeks after pre-test-immediately after the intervention), and after 2 months (follow-up test)
The PERMA Profiler is utilized to evaluate psychological well-being within the framework of positive psychology. It measures five core dimensions: Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment.
Basic Empathy Scale (BES)
时间窗: pre-test, post-test (10 weeks after pre-test-immediately after the intervention), and after 2 months (follow-up test)
The Basic Empathy Scale (BES) is used to assess individuals' empathy levels. It evaluates both cognitive empathy (the ability to understand others' emotions) and affective empathy (the ability to share others' emotional experiences).
HEXACO Personality Inventory
时间窗: pre-test, post-test (10 weeks after pre-test-immediately after the intervention), and after 2 months (follow-up test)
The HEXACO Personality Inventory is used to assess personality traits based on a six-factor model: Honesty-Humility, Emotionality, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Openness to Experience.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Müzeyyen Beste Sermet
PhD, Nurse
Ministry of Health, Turkey